tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147199942119350143.post8106643646816041619..comments2023-12-06T02:08:40.396-08:00Comments on This is a Blog: A turn for the weird and a change in POVJesiMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861324959309479499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147199942119350143.post-44358820862408356252011-09-24T06:38:03.537-07:002011-09-24T06:38:03.537-07:00Ha! I actually like 1st and 3rd person close. What...Ha! I actually like 1st and 3rd person close. What I don't like (can't write and usually can't read) is an omniscent POV. If the POV is too distant, or snarky, it better be done EXTREMELY well, or else the writer loses me. So, obvs, I like to be in my character's heads. Maybe that's what's happened to you here...the unicorns got in your head! :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147199942119350143.post-76597276999234546872011-09-22T01:05:17.410-07:002011-09-22T01:05:17.410-07:00Oh gosh, your post had me rolling! At first I was ...Oh gosh, your post had me rolling! At first I was all "Grrr" about your opinion of 1st person, then when you got to Twilight I went, "Quite understandable, dear lady. Do go on."<br /><br />I was indignant at first because my Moongate series is written in 1st. My favorite POV is 3rd person, but I've read many books in which 1st person is written very well. I started writing The Moongate in 3rd person and it wasn't taking off. Then, just to see, I switched to 1st and it practically wrote itself. Something about that story demanded to be written in my MC's voice.<br /><br />My current WIP is a different story, and 3rd person comes to it naturally.<br /><br />This writing prompt (unicorn apocalypse sounds awesome, BTW) sounds like a great exercise in getting past your hatred of 1st person. I don't think it's the POV that's good or bad, but the writing itself.Kristin Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112300139571487439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9147199942119350143.post-50671143471381107002011-09-21T21:18:39.090-07:002011-09-21T21:18:39.090-07:00I really don't like first person, either, beca...I really don't like first person, either, because it takes away so much suspense (particularly in past tense. It's like... welp. Now we know the speaker gets out alive), and it's invaded so many books! Plus you're just kind of stuck with that character for the whole book. And what if that character is anything like Bella "I'm more emo than Harry Potter" Swan? :P<br /><br />Third person is definitely a favorite of mine, though I like second person, too. That one's fun.Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254761280705366415noreply@blogger.com