When writing a story, one very important thing to figure out before you even begin is the point of view you want to use. There are several different options, but I'm going to be telling you about the most common ones.
First person is when you write from the perspective of your main character. This is when the story is told using "I", as if you were reading someone's journal. For example, "I quickly ran through the woods in hopes of avoiding the thunderstorm." I used to use this point of view quite often, but I found myself falling into the bad habit of lacking my main character's development. Because everything you knew in the story was being seen from their eyes, it was easy to get caught up in that and ignore their own story. That said, first person POV can still be great - stories like Percy Jackson and The Hunger Games have used this quite well.
Third person point of view is my personal favorite to use. This is when you follow your character(s) through the story, telling about all of them from an outside view. For example, "She followed the rest of her group, keeping up with them as best she could despite her injury." I find this to be the easiest to write, and even the easiest to read. You can still get inside the head of your main character without having to tell everything strictly from their perspective. I think using third person POV allows the writer (and even the reader) more freedom to explore the possibilities of the story.
I like the third person point of view myself. That way you get a personal look into all the characters and the part they all play in the story. It is very open to your own interpretation instead of getting it told to you from someone else's point of view.
ReplyDeletewhen I use third person I tend to start getting confused when I reread it because I tend to end up mixing them and later I get confused who is talking. I love in third person when the character knows there in the story and some times they talk to the narrator but not always.
ReplyDeleteI personally like using third person to write, rather than first person. Like you said, I find it easier to write and read, and for you, it keeps it simple enough to still get inside the head of the character.
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