First, Second or Third Person?

[Vilvake]

What point of view do you prefer, and why?

 

[The Necromancer]

If talking about literature, 3rd person. Games, 1st person.

 

[Vilvake]

don't know what is Second..

but First is better in Shooter games..

other in 3

I mean in writing...

1st: I walked up the hill

2nd: You walked up the hill

3rd: He/she walked up the hill

 

[Germanicus]

don't know what is Second..

but First is better in Shooter games..

other in 3

This is a writing section.

And third person, by far. This way, it is easier to effectively describe the setting properly, as well as flesh out every character. When writing in first person, you are often limited by what the perceptions and feelings of the person whose point of view you are writing from. Third person doesn't have these problems.

 

[sky4life]

As in Writings,3rd person is the best.
My Mistake in not reading the section.

 

[Vilvake]

This is a writing section.

And third person, by far. This way, it is easier to effectively describe the setting properly, as well as flesh out every character. When writing in first person, you are often limited by what the perceptions and feelings of the person whose point of view you are writing from. Third person doesn't have these problems.

I'm kind of indifferent. In first person, I always feel more connected to the character and the story feels more personal. At the same time, third person is better at the things you listed. They both have their strengths and weaknesses.

 

[Escorpiius]

Anyone, who'll post rubbish about gaming, will be infracted from now on, for spamming.
And no need to reply to those, who make those posts. Ignore!

As for the topic, I like 1st & 3rd person equally when reading...

Till now, I've written my FFs in script-form though, and 3rd person suits it best imo. It describe the characters & setting brilliantly from diverse point of views. Though, when I write in novel-form someday, maybe I'll be tempted to use 1st person for new challenge. But overall, for a writer, I feel that 3rd person is the best option.

 

[Chakra Wizard]

I always prefer to read third person. Writing, though, I'm for either one. It just depends on the type of story it is, really.

 

[Michael92]

Depends I suppose, but personally I use 3rd person because it's the easiest one to adopt "flawlessly," while the other one is a do right or don't do at all type of thing.

 

[Soraton]

I use third-person as it's easier to describe a situation or a location and such. Um, what is second person? Never really heard of it before? Mind posting an example?

 

[Bantos]

I love writing in first person.

 

[Vilvake]

I use third-person as it's easier to describe a situation or a location and such. Um, what is second person? Never really heard of it before? Mind posting an example?

I mean in writing...

1st: I walked up the hill

2nd: You walked up the hill

3rd: He/she walked up the hill

In second person, you're the character in the story, so the pronoun "you" is used instead of "I" (first person) and "he/she" (third person).

 

[uchihajaime]

I prefer first person. It's much easier to display characterization that way since you are in the characters head.

 

[Moss]

I personally prefer ninth person, just so many elements you don't realize. u_u

OT: No preference, but first is rather personal.

 

[Seffy]

I prefer third person pov due to the fact that I can mold and shape the entire story in a way I see fit. When writing in third, I know everything that's going on and can paint that picture so I can have multiple things happening at once. Or just simply allowing the reader to see what all the characters are thinking/feeling and not just the main character.

 

[Enigmatic]

Personally, I prefer the unknown narrator point of view..I'm not entirely sure which of those this is. >.>