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Post by scribbliz on Aug 3, 2012 20:39:33 GMT -5
Hey all, I haven't done a lot of story writing, and I am curious, what person is the hardest to write in?
1st person, (I did, we do)
2nd person (you did, you do)
3rd person (he did, she does, they do)
I have a couple new ideas bouncing in my head, and one of them is first person...not sure if that's going to make it more difficult or not??
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Post by readilygrey on Aug 3, 2012 20:47:17 GMT -5
2nd is considered the most awkward and hard to pull off.
1st is what most people start with but it's limiting because the character has to see/hear/know everything. It was hard for me though, but a lot of people like the format because it feels natural to tell a story.
For me a very close 3rd person, almost like a camera sitting on the protagonist's shoulder, was the easiest to start with. It gave me the freedom to describe the character's expressions and things they couldn't see, while letting me use their voice and occasional thought. In this format it's important to limit the point of view to one character at a time, only changing at chapters or certain scenes or else it feels jarring to the reader.
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Post by Freedom on Aug 22, 2012 19:53:43 GMT -5
I think it's easier to show-not-tell in first-person. It's also very good for the unreliable narrator.
Personally I like Readily's close-third-person, and to switch view-points whenever I feel like it. Yes, this can be very out-of-control and jarring, sometimes that's what you want. Switching viewpoints is fun in first-person too, though.
Omnicient narrator is always pleasurable ;D.
Whatever feels right to the story is going to be the easiest to maintain -- if your character wants to talk in first-person, s/he will do it no matter what you try to do lol.
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Post by scribbliz on Aug 23, 2012 0:33:26 GMT -5
what about a prologue in first person and the story in close third? I think that may work, although part of the story wants to write third and part first....
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Post by Freedom on Aug 23, 2012 1:09:49 GMT -5
That seems good. We'd get the flavor of the character from the first-person part, then we'd get needed explanations and a higher-altitude picture from the third-person part.
I truly believe that you / we can and should write any piece in any person that seems right.
I'm paraphrasing something you said, just write it as it comes, and when you read it you'll see what it needs.
Seriously, I get a kick out of multiple POVs.
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