Please vote between 3rd or 1st person.

[Anon2024]

So I’ve finally finished my outline and I’m going to take a short break before writing a story.

Please vote for your preference. The vote will determine the perspective I’m going to take on a project I am going to write.

there are only two choices, when the poll closes in 3 days it will be the final choice.

Story will focus a lot on in depth thoughts about Justice, natural philosophy and action vs inaction.

It will follow one main character through most of it so the two options represent a more intimate perspective, it’s just I can’t decide which one to take.

 

[georgelee5786]

3rd person. Allows for the author to better describe the world and its history, imo.

 

[HelloHound]

past tense can get confusing at times, best keep it present

 

[Anon2024]

past tense can get confusing at times, best keep it present

1st person past would be like the narrator telling a story of himself. Present tense in first person is very difficult to write.

 

[Erys]

1st person for mc's pov. 3rd person for the rest.

 

[Anon2024]

1st person for mc's pov. 3rd person for the rest.

I’ve discovered that switching perspectives is too confusing for most readers, sticking to one is best.

 

[LilRora]

It's interesting that my personal choice is either limited 3rd person past tense or 1st person present tense.

 

[LORD_SHAXX]

I prefer first person present tense

 

[Jemini]

I refuse to vote in this poll. You only presented 2 of the 4 possible combinations of 1st-3rd and present-past tense. You can combine them any way you like, and I see this poll as invalid for only including 2 of the possible options.

Either isolate it to only 3rd limited Vs. 1st with no mentions of present Vs. past tense, or include all 4 possible combinations. Otherwise, it's an invalid poll.

 

[K5Rakitan]

I recommend 2nd person

 

[Anon2024]

I refuse to vote in this poll. You only presented 2 of the 4 possible combinations of 1st-3rd and present-past tense. You can combine them any way you like, and I see this poll as invalid for only including 2 of the possible options.

Either isolate it to only 3rd limited Vs. 1st with no mentions of present Vs. past tense, or include all 4 possible combinations. Otherwise, it's an invalid poll.

If you read the opening post it’s a poll that will determine the perspective I’ll write, and my question is a preference between the two because I’m not writing 1st present or 3rd past.

You don’t have to vote if you don’t want too but I’ll be writing in the perspective/tense that wins.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

3rd person omniscience past tense.

 

[Zirrboy]

2nd person conditional future that starts with "If you got rid of that ye ye ass haircut"

 

[Macha]

1st person is great for that moment when the mc let despair overtake them.

 

[Anon2024]

1st person is great for that moment when the mc let despair overtake them.

That’s true, in present tense.
the issue is it’s just one moment in an entire story.

 

[Macha]

That’s true, in present tense.
the issue is it’s just one moment in an entire story.

Why don't just make it the entire moment in one story?

 

[Anon2024]

Lol

Why don't just make it the entire moment in one story?

/Lol

 

[NotOriginal]

Depends on you use the perspectives.

 

[BEETLESME]

1st person past would be like the narrator telling a story of himself. Present tense in the first person is very difficult to write.

Well, I always write in the first person and then convert to 2nd person ..since the first person is convenient for me

 

[Onic]

Past tense, omniscient 3rd Person POV. Nobody wants to read limited anymore, and both third-person limited and first-person POV are limited in their own way. People no longer want to use their brains to speculate or wait for your crumbs of information to make sense. They want the authors to slap the information in their faces right away.