This might either be good advice or a big mistake. Think about the POV's you already know about, there's not much need to gain vast info about them.
I have a friend who is an actor. He's 80 years old and has been in the acting business for 50 years. He's been in virtually hundreds of roles, including stage, film, and TV.
He still goes to acting classes as a student.
Because there's
always something new to learn.
For my WIP, I was on the fence about what viewpoint to use. I normally went on "instinct" towards third, but I was wavering on doing it in first because most of the books in the genre are in first. It turned out
neither was right; omni was the best choice for the story itself. I need omni's distance for some aspects of the story and for humor. But if I hadn't taken the time to learn more about the viewpoints,
I would never known that. I'd still be struggling with trying to make the story work and not understanding why.
Can anyone point me to links or other info that will explain or compare all the different tenses, and points of view?
Two books are available from the bookstore on the subject. One's by Nancy Cress and the other by Orson Scott Card. I also recommend looking at the
Washington Post's First Chapters page because you can get samples (and perhaps books to read!) of various viewpoints from the first chapters posted.