Snorb wrote:Now I'm in the opposite camp here; I'm much more used to third-person than first-person. Though recently I'm starting to get used to second-person. Must be the pen and paper rules and certain writing projects I'm working on XD
Bragatyr wrote:It gets said a lot, but most writers tend to agree that the most important thing is simply to keep writing, and Heinlein adds that you have to finish what you write. I've finished a lot of bad stories which I only later realized were totally awful, but I think it's important to finish them and learn from them. Getting into the habit of not finishing stories can make it a lot harder to realize a good and deserving idea when it does come to you.
augmentedfourth wrote:For me, third-person is useful if you want to get into flowery descriptions, spending time making something come to life with words by writing about every last detail. (Which is neither a positive or a negative - that sort of prose has its place.) It just doesn't seem to fit or flow naturally in first-person. Also, I'm a fan of old-fashioned mysteries, and my personal preference is something like that benefits from third-person/a totally unbiased and impartial narrator.
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