point of view

I always struggle with this, am always a little confused. First-person singular past – I made tea for the octopus – that makes sense to me: someone is telling me a story about their past. And a third-person narrator can be invisible – Jimmy opened the fridge – or a raconteur – Now, the fun, if...

Morning everyone, I'd like to pick your brains on the subject of point of view. Do you have a favourite when writing? Is it the same when you read? When writing, are you strict about maintaining POV, or do you allow yourself some freedom as and when you see fit (moving from limited omniscient...