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POV, your book preference

I never thought I’d say this but this is proof reading isn’t universally good.

What BS.

I tried writing a 1st peroson pov and it was difficult to understand what I tried to write.

@fatedmates.net saw it coming overcast.fm/+ABJd1vlyr4w...

i find this wild because i only like reading 3rd person there will always be people who dont like someone's work, and conversely there will always be people who do like their work. write what and how you like 🤷

Like yeah, people are being weird about it & there's a lot to be said on how people see & treat those who make the "content" they consume (I think Lockdown & like social media have really hurt us) But also trends happen all the time. This, too, will change & we'll be back to 3rd person.

I look forward to your novel told entirely in 2nd person plural

3rd person writer complaining about not being as popular as 1st person writing. when writing 2nd person will literally get you banned on someplatforms. rofl.

That’s been a shift seen in the last few decades, and it’s possibly thought to be linked to the effect of media like TV. There are studies that show the tense does impact how the reader interprets the tone of the writing, so my feeling is it’s more a matter of whether it fits the flow of the story.

yeah the vast majority of AO3 is third person-- I'm guessing our illustrious author doesn't know what AO3 actually is.

Of course! I'm not even sure where I got it from, anymore, lmao.

Everyone knows that present tense is the worst perspective. Though I think maybe future tense would be the worst.

That's cool, thanks for the response, much appreciated.

Also I’m getting super tired of the “I found this crazy thing being said on TikTok” version of journalism, it’s not far removed from the “billionaire said shit” school of headlines.

200% this, it's just because that's the format almost everything online has been written for many years.

3. They are an entitled muppet. Sometimes it really is that simple.

These entitled readers need to get a fucking grip.

Choose your own adventure books are timeless.

Stross wrote a couple in second person (Halting State, Rule 24) with a neat conceptual explanation that isn't actually disclosed in the books (or is so easy to miss that I missed it in a couple of readings), but that he's discussed aloud in a couple of appearances

Buh gawd! That's Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's music!

Don't. You. Dare.

*I will not blame booktok* *I will not blame booktok* *I will not blame booktok*

They don’t read Tolkien either I suppose

“I won’t sign this because you’re an asshole.”

with it and engage their critical thinking skills. But thats just me spitballing a little.

why is the “strange thing” affecting literature not the arrival of dump trucks full of books with ultra-specific tags to market to people like this in the first place? why does the POV matter more than people wanting every single book they read to have the same plot?

I don't particularly care how girls get their smut or what person it's written in, as long as they can get it.

Their loss. It's like children who won't eat broccoli. Eventually they will and it won't be a big deal. A non issue

🤣🤣🤣 luckily, modern romance novels rarely fall into the category of literature.

How fucking self-important do you have to be to assume any creative is making art to YOUR tastes? JFC, the entitlement in saying that shit to someone. Get some goddamned perspective, people.

I only do that with computer games. Because there third person really sucks, kills immersion and produces level design with huge spaces that constantly has to accommodate a camera, lest you look at a wall from the wrong side. And for what? So I can constantly look at my character?

If your story is only first person then that's the only perspective you get, I enjoy seeing both sides of the romance, from both partners. But beyond that, not being able to relate to someone else to put yourself in their shoes seems like a failure of empathy.

It’s not a surprise that a narcissistic culture likes it when they read a book and feel like THEY are being talked about and to

"I won't listen to this album of yours because there is no piano on it." "I won't watch this movie because Stanley Tucci isn't in it." "I won't eat this meal you made because it is not a cheeseburger." "I won't drive this car you made because it is not green."

Anti-intellectualism is one of the biggest problems in our society these days.

1st person gives me such unimaginable ick 😅. I struggle to read it (spend a lot of time going, "But WHY am I doing that very stupid thing?" I have enough of that to deal with with my real brain.) Also, it forces a specific narrative perspective that limits world knowledge. But each to their own.

Christ almighty

I have had to learn to tolerate it more because of the trend, but I find first person narration often off-putting and weird. And actually rarely done well.

|| Lee, the TikTokker, put it this way: “When I read first person, I’m almost like, That’s me. That’s me in the book.” || Well, Lee the TikTokker - you're full of shit.

what

I did have someone dm about only reading 1st person, but it was in a polite, "please let me know if you write a 1st person story and I'll buy it" way. (oops, I forgot to let them know. oh well)

That sounds like walking into a restaurant and complaining that it isn't a McDonald's. If that's all you want to eat, then fine, you do you, but why come here? Just stay at McDonald's.

Oh, THIS is what all the fuss has been about. :-|