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Which POV do you prefer?

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Sakabelle:
This is hard!  A month ago I would have definitely said third person, but after reading this months featured story, and doing both this month's challenges in first person, I have to say that I'm growing quite fond of it!  It really lets you get inside the character's head, but of course the story will lean towards that one character (which isn't always a bad thing!)  So I guess I'll say while first person is fun, I prefer third person just a bit more because I feel a bit more balance.

nicksgal:
I think third person is best, although both have their uses.

I think it all really depends on the story. If the story needs the limit that comes from one person's views, or benefits from it (such as "Mean Girls" or "Clueless") it needs first person. Those two movies wouldn't be as good in third person, you know?

And then third person gives a better view of the world around the characters and you can get more than one person's view of other characters.

This is a really tiny response because I don't feel like thinking right now. lol Sorry.

Steph:
Don't feel like thinking? I feel ya there, Dee.  :D

FrickFrackGirl:
I like both but I really enjoy a story written in the first person.  I like hearing it from that person's POV.  And I like writing that way too.  I've found I love to write in Nick's POV for some reason, whether I'm good at it or not, I don't know, lol..

mare:
I love writng and reading first person. I just think you get a better feel for the character without all the description. Sometimes in third person, it's easy to get too caught up in the descriptions of things which can make a story monotonous and sometimes boring.

I do read both though, but I find the stories I love most fanfic and not are almost always first person.

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