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Here's the brute force approach, I'm just gonna tell you what to do:

1. if it's just her point of view through the entire story, write it in First Person, past tense. Her internal dialog is the entire text of the story where she's not doing things or speaking.

2. past tense is the industry standard. stick with that until you have the expertise and 3 published books under your belt. I made that last bit up, but if you don't know how to approach writing a book, you have no business deviating from the standard.

3. Google up "CS Lakin 20 Key Scenes"

That will get you started. You are free to ignore this, but consider this. You just asked a bunch of newb questions that were roadblocking you before you even began. You don't need to be jammed up like that. So take those decision points out. Learn how to fit your story into the restrictions I just gave you. You WILL get a workable story out of it. When you've done so, you'll have a better understanding of the process and what worked or could be changed.