Write a Novel and Get it Published: Teach Yourself by Stephen May & Nigel Watts

Author:Stephen May & Nigel Watts [May, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2013-01-17T19:00:00+00:00

TWO QUESTIONS

Before we move on to examine the types of viewpoint, it is useful to ask two questions, not that they will necessarily solve the problem, but they could point us in the right direction. The questions are: Whose story is it? What is the theme?

Whose story is it?

Is there a single hero, or more than one? If there are several, who is more important? Are they equally important? The word ‘hero’ is misleading here, implying qualities which the lead character may not have, for instance the unnamed narrator in Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is far from heroic. But so too is the word ‘protagonist’ misleading, for sometimes the ‘first actor’ is not the main player; however, they are the main focus for the impact of the action. Thus a young child could be the protagonist of a story about his parent’s divorce.

There are three types of protagonist, three options for choosing who is to be the main focus of the story. In descending order of occurrence:

THE SINGLE PROTAGONIST

This is the simplest option for the writer and reader alike. There is no difficulty identifying the hero.

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