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07-22-2008, 04:39 AM
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Ink Slinger
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First or Third
I can’t decide which way to jump.
Can you give me a push?
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07-22-2008, 04:40 AM
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~pushes~
Erm...I like both, but I will pick third.
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07-22-2008, 04:53 AM
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I just realized, CT... is your name a mix of FF and Resident Evil?
To give you a push, Ox, I prefer first person, especially when that person is particularly disdainful of the world around them.
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07-22-2008, 05:08 AM
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Ink Slinger
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Mmm . . . . well, now.
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How Beautiful it is to Do Nothing, and then Rest Afterwards . . . . . Spanish proverb
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07-22-2008, 05:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawn
especially when that person is particularly disdainful of the world around them.
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That wouldn't suit the Ox at all. |
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07-22-2008, 08:20 AM
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Ink Slinger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Backward OX
I can’t decide which way to jump.
Can you give me a push?
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Use second.
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07-22-2008, 10:31 AM
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What sort of story are you telling? I'm highly biased against first person used in Fantasy, for instance.
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Thou know'st we work by wit, and not by witchcraft;
And wit depends on dilatory time." - Iago
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07-22-2008, 11:35 AM
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I just realized, CT... is your name a mix of FF and Resident Evil?
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Negative, Sir. Threnody sounds better with Crimson than Lament Lol - which I originally had thought of but on other sites was taken, so CT stuck. |
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07-22-2008, 11:57 AM
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I love a first person narrative, but I'm often surprised at how many other writers can't stand them. In the end, do what you like and what you feel best suits the needs of your story.
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07-23-2008, 05:31 AM
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Ink Slinger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ilasir Maroa
Use second.
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Ditto here. Sometimes it seems that second person is a lost art... I've never read second done well in novels, but it can work great in short stories.
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07-23-2008, 05:56 AM
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Just do what everyone else does. Write a few paragraphs in first and a few in third, then decide what you prefer.
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07-23-2008, 06:09 AM
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I. Prefer. First.
To the max. At least for writing-I like getting into a character's head more than third person allows, and I love to develop their voices.
For reading, I don't give a crap though, I'll read anything that's got a good story and good characters.
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07-23-2008, 10:24 PM
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It all depends on the perspective and tone you want to take in the story - exploring the inner thoughts of the main character? Or exploring an event as it unfolds from a third party's point of view?
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07-23-2008, 10:40 PM
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Wordsmith
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No, actually, Nobody else's tastes are anything you can go by.
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07-24-2008, 12:14 AM
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Best Seller
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I'd have to say third. I just like it better.
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