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Questions to ponder part 11
RokofAges75:
I will say, looking at the last question again while I'm actually writing, I am much more focused and write faster when I'm writing scenes with a lot of dialogue, versus scenes that are heavy on the description. I find that if I know exactly what word/phrase/sentence comes next, I will go ahead and type it just so I don't lose it, whereas if nothings pops into my head right away, I will "take a break" to check Twitter, etc., and then get totally distracted. When I'm writing dialogue, I usually just go with the first thing to pop into my head because I figure that's what will sound the most natural, so it's easy to write a whole conversation at once, whereas when I'm writing description, I overanalyze everything and play around with the wording to get it just right, and so the words usually don't flow out of me as well as with dialogue. So I guess, even though I like writing description, that is what gives me the most trouble.
Carter:
Ok, I have a question and my apologies if its been asked already but i didnt go through all 36 pages lol..but do yall find it easier to write in first person or third person?
Rose:
For me it depends on the story what POV is easier. Like say in Song For The Undead if we'd done 1st Person outside of the journal entries I think it would've been a lot harder. Third person was perfect. And then I get a story like Here We Stand where it's really about how they see things as Kevin comes back to the group and I wanted their personal thoughts and feelings.
I don't think either one is harder for me. I think sometimes I question myself more with first person. But that's because I'm really hard and picky with myself in terms of characterizati on, so I want to be sure each voice is unique and it's believable.
RokofAges75:
I used to write almost exclusively third person, but I've started writing more in first person and enjoying that too. I like third person because I can be more descriptive and write "pretty," but I like first person because feels more personal and makes it easier to get inside the characters' heads. Like Rose said, I think it depends on the story which I prefer. For simple, character-driven stories that only focus on one or two characters, I'm starting to prefer first person, but for stories with several main characters and a lot going on, I think third person is best.
Rose:
LOL pretty pretty writing!
See this is how you end up with novels four times the length of Moby Dick.
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