When writing, it’s important to choose the right point of view (POV) from which to tell the story. That’s something I’m currently trying to decide on for book 5 in my Little Mallow cosy mystery series. Yes, I know I’m supposed to be writing book 4, and I am – but with a series you have to plan ahead.

Here’s an illustration of what I mean by POV, and how picking the wrong one can spoil a story. Gary and I are currently on Islay. It’s our first visit, and we enjoy travelling on ferries, so you can imagine how excited we were seeing this view from the mobile writing retreat – our campervan called R’ten.

The story just then would have been the same from R’ten’s POV.

Gary and I then went to explore the ship (the Isle of Islay), have a yummy cooked breakfast on board and enjoy the scenery. It was interesting for us, and included details I’ll probably eventually use in fiction.

R’ten might have guessed what we were doing, but she didn’t know, wasn’t able to join in and all she could see the whole time, were the bow doors inches from her nose. That wouldn’t have made a great story, would it?