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First Person vs. Third Person
mare:
^ that is a very true observation in general. I noticed that overall with stories that are in first person as opposed to third. Because you knock out all the unnecessary description it almost helps people from being overly wordy.
RokofAges75:
Another flaw of the Twilight series LOL. That doesn't stop Bella from being overly descriptive and wordy.
mare:
Yeah, that Stephanie Myers is incredibly talented lol
julilly:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on November 14, 2010, 10:31:18 AM ---I just realized, I am way less wordy when I write in first person than in third. My chapters in Curtain Call seem so short compared to the chapters for my other stories. I'm not even sticking to one scene per chapter or anything because most of the scenes are only a couple of pages long. I just realized, I think it's because the writing style is different - there's less description, and it's more straightforwar d and right to the point than in my other stories. It makes it shorter. Just an observation!
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I find I'm the opposite. I can ramble on and on when it's a person describing in their own words but I'm much more economical in my words in third.
Sakabelle:
^I'm the same way. The third person I am very short and to the point, but in first person I just get so into the character that I just go on and on. I find this happens especially when I write Nick's POV because I write him as very random so he goes off on tangents a lot.
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