When I began writing my stories I had no idea what viewpoint I was writing in, I wrote. I have learnt it is a good idea to think about this before writing the story!
I am working towards wise old owl status.
These notes are a culmination of my understanding from various places.
First Person is a -
Personality driven narrative - you read the story through their emotional reactions and perception.
An unreliable voice - you see the narrative through the character's eyes - it is an easy way to trick the reader into believing one aspect of a situation, or believing malice when there is none.
Very common in YA books as it is easy to identify with someone whose emotions you are intimate with.
A way to build immediacy and urgency - not about where they are but why they are there.
Full of introspection and character thoughts and opinions.
Based on fewer characters- if you have more than one make sure you start a new chapter or make it very clear you have changed heads!
Way to cheat on info dumps - hide past events and places in their memories and thoughts.
The Finder is written in first person and it is fun to use, but all the time you need to remember that you can only comment on what the viewpoint character is touching, seeing, feeling, smelling, or tasting.
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