In the beginning was the POV - The Martha's Vineyard Times

In the beginning was the POV - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Nicole Galland photo by Denise Barak When a writer sits down to begin a work of fiction, one of the most important decisions is what narrative voice to use. There are so many ways to tell a story, and sometimes you can find the right approach only after some false starts. For those struggling with “first/third person” or “past/present tense,” here’s a little experiment to help model the various narrative choices: Let’s look at a fragment of the …