canisaries
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Or second person, I don't discriminate. What do you see as the strengths and limitations of each? Do certain tenses pair up better with some narration styles than others? If so, why do you think that's so?
I started with third person as most of the fiction I'd read had been in that format. I switched to first person to get better into the protagonist's head and to get a more personal feel to the narration. However, I'm planning a story with more characters that would be more suitable for third person. I tried a oneshot in third person to practice for this, but it felt odd and clunky to write. Does anyone have tips on how to make third person writing engaging and immersing? Or first person, for that matter. Or common flaws you come across in either. Let's discuss!
I started with third person as most of the fiction I'd read had been in that format. I switched to first person to get better into the protagonist's head and to get a more personal feel to the narration. However, I'm planning a story with more characters that would be more suitable for third person. I tried a oneshot in third person to practice for this, but it felt odd and clunky to write. Does anyone have tips on how to make third person writing engaging and immersing? Or first person, for that matter. Or common flaws you come across in either. Let's discuss!