When writing a manuscript, it's important to consider the voice of your character. Now what does that mean? Well, checking for voice is understanding whether your story will be told in first, second, or third person.

What is First Person?

According to Dictionary.com, a literary style in which the narrative is told from the perspective of a narrator speaking directly about himself or herself. In other words, if the narrator is using words such as I or my, this let's the audience know that the narrator is someone inside the story and not someone else.

For example: I went to the garden.

What is Second Person?

Second person is most nearly described as a speech; the voice used will be a narrator talking directly toward the audience rather than passively in first person stories. The narrator will use words such as you and your to let the audience know there is a call to action being addressed.

For example: You should go to the garden.

This voice is most commonly used when making life coaching novels.

What is Third Person?

Third person refers to a narration in which the narrator is not a character in the story. The narrator will use words such as he, she, and they to let the audience know that the narrator himself is not in any way effecting the story. It can most nearly be described as someone looking down on a story as it is happening.

For example: He went to the garden.

References

"First person." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 11 July 2017. <http://www.dictionary.com/browse/first-person>.