There are several point of views that you can use in your novel, each has its own feel and effect.
First person - you write from the point of view of one character, mainly protagonist. Most of the time you stay within the same character but some writers change the person throughout the story. You can only describe only this character's emotions, thoughts and senses. And you write in the first person (I, my, me, we, etc.). I think that writing in the first person really develops the connection between the character and the reader, this is because the audience can see all the thoughts, emotions, and senses of the character.
Second person - you write from the point of view of the reader. You use the second person, you, which is extremely effective to engage the audience as they feel engaged or even as the are the protagonist of the story.
Limited third person - it is exactly the same as the first person, but you use third person instead of the first person and you still have the insight into the character's or couple of characters' thoughts and perspectives.
Omniscient narrator - this narrator knows everything that happens in the story and outside of it, and knows all characters' thinking and feeling. I think that this type of narrating is very effective to build suspense and dramatic irony as you can show other scenes and characters'.
Unreliable narrator - this is a narrator that the reader cannot rely on because he is biased in some way, naive, young, ill, or do not say the truth. It can be written in all three persons, but the first person is most common.
Observer-narrator - is a narrator that is not the protagonist but observes the protagonist. It can be someone close to the protagonist, or not. This type of narrating is great because it can create the protagonist as mysterious, and can be used if the protagonist died, to talk further about everything that happens after that.
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How to Write a Good Story - All Elements
No FicciónTo write a great story, you need to know how to use every single word for your advantage. And of course you need to write and read constantly. I hope this helps you, please tell me if I forgot to include something. And I would really like your comme...
