Perspective
As discussed in Part I, your primary choices for voice are first person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient. Voice affects your point-of-view choices, but the two are not interchangeable terms.
The different voices impact readers in different ways, especially regarding how closely they are drawn into the character. Generally speaking (with lots of exceptions), it goes like this:
First person: Closest perspective
Third-person limited: Next closest perspective with a wide range from close to distant
Third-person omniscient: Most distant perspective
The second primary effect your choice will have on the story is how wide or narrow of a perspective is provided. Think of it as a camera lens. A close-up shot is more intimate with the subject, but shows less of the surroundings. A wide angle shot is further from the subject, but shows more of the surroundings. The closer in the reader is to a character, the more limited the perspective.
First person: Most limited perspect…
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