First Person

Funny how sometimes you know something is wrong with a story,but can't put your finger on it. Then suddenly it occurs to you. It should be written in the first person. Or it should be written in the third. Sometimes you need to put the audience right in the thick of things. Other times, usually when the story is moody, a bit of distance enhances it. But sometimes you don't know immediately. Or at least I don't. A story I'm writing now just felt flat. Not enough style to carry a plot-heavy narrative. But when I changed it to first person, I got the intimacy I needed. At last! First person often makes a nasty protagonist palatable. Or at least I hope so.