Second person

IntermediatePOV & narrationReferenceBroader: Point of view

Narration addressing "you" — intimate or alienating depending on craft.

Narration addressing "you" — intimate or alienating depending on craft. POV choices are contracts about knowledge and voice — break them deliberately, not accidentally.

As a structure label, it helps you map drafts — labels serve the story, not the other way around.

This term narrows the broader idea of **point of view** — keep parent and child roles distinct in outlines.

Why it matters

Second person clarifies narration choices that affect empathy, irony, and what readers can know when.

Common pitfalls

Using second person as a label without checking whether the page actually performs the job.
Treating child and parent terms as interchangeable in beat sheets.
Letting second person crowd out scene goal, conflict, or change at the end of the unit.

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Second person

IntermediatePOV & narrationReferenceBroader: Point of view

Narration addressing "you" — intimate or alienating depending on craft.

Narration addressing "you" — intimate or alienating depending on craft. POV choices are contracts about knowledge and voice — break them deliberately, not accidentally.

As a structure label, it helps you map drafts — labels serve the story, not the other way around.

This term narrows the broader idea of **point of view** — keep parent and child roles distinct in outlines.

Why it matters

Second person clarifies narration choices that affect empathy, irony, and what readers can know when.

Common pitfalls

Using second person as a label without checking whether the page actually performs the job.
Treating child and parent terms as interchangeable in beat sheets.
Letting second person crowd out scene goal, conflict, or change at the end of the unit.