Contrary to some critics first person point of view does work. I disagree with those critics (snobs) that argue writing in the first person is a sign of an amateur.
Writing in the first person is my preferred method. I know, I know, I’m not burning up the NYT Best Seller list. Well, not yet but give me time.
But there are many famous, and successful authors that have proved those critics wrong.
- Dean Koontz, Saint Odd
- Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen
- Herman Melville Moby Dick
- Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes
- Cynthia Swanson, The Bookseller
- Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
And those are just a few!
I enjoy writing when writing in the first person more than third person and I…
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What a great blog post. Thank you for the find, Chris. This is another valuable advice and information to re-blog.
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Great – Glad you liked it Aurora 👍😃
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Thanks, Jean, and Chris, for sharing this helpful information. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Welcome Suzanne – Have a Great Easter 😀
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I write in first and third person, and it depends how the character comes to me. Never even considered that I should be writing any other way 😀
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speaking in first person should arrange lots of problem too at least
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Totally agree. I write in both 1st and 3rd, but I like 1st best.
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👍😃🐵
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