Addison
Auror
When most writers begin writing a story they worry about whether it's best in first or third person. They spend little time wondering about which character tells the story. Different character, different story.
For example, "The Great Gatsby" is about a man named Gatsby. He's the main character, the focus, of the story, but it's told from the POV of his neighbor.
LotR is told from several POV's as there's several stories going on at once.
Harry Potter is told from Harry's eyes.
But what would the story be like if one or all of the Harry Potter books was written from Ron's eyes? Or Fred's? Peeves'? HUGE difference for each of them.
I've been trying this for some of my WiP's and I must say it is incredible. I highly suggest it, either for fun, to beat writer's block, or to use for a full story.
For example, "The Great Gatsby" is about a man named Gatsby. He's the main character, the focus, of the story, but it's told from the POV of his neighbor.
LotR is told from several POV's as there's several stories going on at once.
Harry Potter is told from Harry's eyes.
But what would the story be like if one or all of the Harry Potter books was written from Ron's eyes? Or Fred's? Peeves'? HUGE difference for each of them.
I've been trying this for some of my WiP's and I must say it is incredible. I highly suggest it, either for fun, to beat writer's block, or to use for a full story.