I've discussed the use of Point of View in stories with my dad quite a bit, and I have tried to write things in different types of point of view. I was wondering which type of point of view -- first person, third person limited omniscient or third person omniscient -- other people found to be most effective.
I personally find third person limited omniscient the easiest to handle (and more importantly the easiest for me to self-edit), but I have also had limited success writing in the other two types of point of view.
In my reading I have also found that third person limited omniscient is often the most effective, but I have also see the other two pulled off very well. (I have also seen first person and third person omniscient be very distracting to the reader or just plain bad.)
I'd especially like to hear what Dee, Perdrix and Grey Mouser have to say on this topic, and I'd like to hear from PoetGirl since I heard that she was working with the point of view in her S&S story.
S. Ombre
I personally find third person limited omniscient the easiest to handle (and more importantly the easiest for me to self-edit), but I have also had limited success writing in the other two types of point of view.
In my reading I have also found that third person limited omniscient is often the most effective, but I have also see the other two pulled off very well. (I have also seen first person and third person omniscient be very distracting to the reader or just plain bad.)
I'd especially like to hear what Dee, Perdrix and Grey Mouser have to say on this topic, and I'd like to hear from PoetGirl since I heard that she was working with the point of view in her S&S story.
S. Ombre
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