Like the previous chapters explains, another key element in writing fiction is point of view (POV). Important questions to be asking yourself are: who is speaking? Whose eyes are seeing the events of the story unfold? Whose thoughts does the reader have access to? There are several POVs; first person, first person: multiple vision, first person: peripheral, unreliable first person, third person: single vision, third person: multiple vision, third person: omniscient, third person: objective, and second person. First person is a character narrating the story. First person multiple vision is having more than one witness describe the story’s events. First person peripheral is the narrator telling the story as a character included. Unreliable first person is a narrator that jumps all over the place, leaving you unable to distinguish who is speaking. Third person single vision is the narrator telling the story, not as a character. Third person multiple vision is told in third person about multiple characters. Third person omniscient is told through an omnipotent lens. Third person objective is told through dialogue and actions. Second person is told through the voice of the narrator, saying what you said or did. With all these options it can be very overwhelming, especially considering all the other elements of writing a story you have to fact in. A helpful way in deciding a POV is to test it out. Write a bunch of trail runs using different POVs. Try out different options to see which one best fits your story.