First-Person, Second-Person, Third-Person

[VISHWA129]

Usually, I write first person, but I'm always open to writing in third person. Perspective plays a large role in the overall story, so I take care to ask myself who needs to tell the story and why it is theirs to tell. I've always wanted to write in second person, but that is a challenge that I will need to sit down and think through one day before I can approach it willingly. The only work I've read that truly counts as second person is the Book Thief by Markus Zusak, which did an excellent job of using second person to tell an important tale.

[Lina-Hammami]

I honestly think second person is more poetic. It is my thing but I haven't yet done a work that satisfies my admiration for it. I am more relaxed using first person as it gives my the flexibility to express the several dimensions and thoughts of my character.

[SMAhmed]

I usually prefer third person because with third person it's easier to describe settings in detail and when writing a bigger work like a novel/series it's easier to switch between characters/POVs when it's third person. Though, I like first person as well because it often lets the reader be closer to a character since you're constantly in their head.

I only wrote second person once for an experimental piece (not my best work to be honest). I find it to be the most difficult style to write in but I've also read other people's work that handles second person really well.

[Maggie21Wussow]

Each POV comes with it's own struggles. In 1st person you have to give the protangonist a good reason to describe the world to the reader. But with 3rd person it puts a wall between the reader and the character. 2nd person is very intriguing but I've only seen it used sparingly in books. For instance in The Tale of Despereaux the narrator sometimes directs the readers attention to another character and story plot.
They all should be valued and used in the right instances

[BrandonEllrich]

I usually write in first-person, but I've also written in third. I have always wanted to try writing in second-person, but just haven't tried tackling it....yet.

[emidio125]

Do you prefer to write in the first-person or third-person? Why?

Have you ever written a story in the second-person?

I like to write in first person because emotions are displayed much deeper in that way.

I've never wrote using the second person. It's very challenging.

[LY_Rachel]

For original work, I usually write in first-person. Third-person is when I'm writing fanfiction, since TV shows and movies are in third person.

I've used second-person before, but only in short stories. I like to use it as a horror-element. You, the reader, are in this situation, and you cannot escape, sort of idea. This isn't the only way to use it– I believe Challenger Deep uses it to describe the main character's dissociation with himself. Unlike first and third person, this POV is reliant on the subject matter and content to work well, which makes it challenging to use.

[Ayesha Faraz]

Writing in the first person can create a powerful sense of immersion for the reader. When using "I" and "me," the reader feels like they are experiencing the events and emotions directly alongside the narrator. It creates a personal connection that can be deeply engaging and relatable.

[Kirana Lin]

Personally, it depends on the storyline. I like to write romance and fantasy stories in third-person, but sometimes, like with the werewolf genre, first-person fits better. First-person POV does have that undeniable immersion factor.

[Nimra Kiran]

I write in both the first and second person. But personally, I like to write in the second person frequently because it seems to me that even if we are somehow telling our own story through fiction, writing in the second person makes it anonymous I feel free to write without any hesitations. Hope it makes sense..

[Sameeha Ismail]

I prefer first person for my novel. But I'd written the prologue in third person. I read a short story in OBC creative writing form. It was a story about a girl who's misled by her father in second person.