I prefer using "I" when telling a story. For me, it is easier to write and read. It makes me feel a part of the story whether I am writing it or reading it. I do not like reading stories that sound like they are talking to another person. i.e. "You took your clothes off," "You walked over to me." Not sure why, just personal preference I guess.
For erotic short stories I think the "I" perspective or the third party perspective is best.
mixed..... of 3rd and overview
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I usually use first because I want to show the male perspective, from my own unique view of what's happening. Sometimes, I'll use third person (John did this, Carol replied with...) because I can express the female's thoughts better that way, while also showing the man's.
I use third person, usually from the female point of view - although I've written one from the male's perspective. I haven't tried writing in the first person before.
I must say I haven't yet decided what I like best.
I have many different perspectives even when I'm talking about myself.
People can get a bit nervous when she speaks about herself in various ways, this is just how Catnips mind works though, looking in from the outside.
My preference is for the first person--although depending upon which personality happens to dominate at any given time, the perspective can vary.
Still, there are times when only the omniscient perspective will work.
First person is very hard to do well. "The Catcher in the Rye" is about the best example of first-person fiction I can think of. Unless you are writing autobiographically, it is simply very difficult to convince the reader that the person telling the story is real.
The second person (You stand waiting in the orange streetlamp glow; the breeze tickles your hair) is pretty limited in its use and its usefulness. It's impossible to put any emotion into the story, because when the author writes "you feel like you did when your puppy was hit by your uncle's car" the reader is likely to say to himself "no I don't".
Personally, when I write fiction, I use third-person limited, and tend to approach each sub-plot strand from the point of view of a different character in the story, so that the larger story is a compilation of several smaller, interwoven stories, all feeding int one another.
What I write most frequently, though, is creative non-fiction, which I do almost exclusively in the first-person, because it is autobiographical.
I use first person and third person mostly...
I use first mostly, because anything else seems to confuse me.
I usually use first person, as any third person point of view takes some of the immediacy away.
I like to try to write many of my stories in a variety of different ways, just to try something new. I like to write from multiple points of view as for me it is a challenge and I like to "see" my story unfold from other views, though I guess it can be a tad confusing sometimes...
I haven't tried writing yet but when reading i prefer either third person or overview. For some reason reading 'I did this and that' doesn't do it for me as well
I try to mix it up. Sometimes I'll write in the first if it suits the story and scenario, and sometimes it'll be third, to give both males and females a visual and what each is thinking/feeling.
I prefer using the first person prospective, but I will sometimes use the third person or overview style. I avoid mixing prospectivies in any one story. I think that shows a lack of knowledge of the rules of English grammar. Shock of shocks, there really are rules.
Though I don't claim to be an authority on English composition, I try my best. My strongest advise is to proof-read your work before submitting it. If it flows smoothly as your read, it will probably be acceptable to most of your readers. Even writings for the internet should at least stick to the basics of good grammar to avoid as much confusion as possible.
I use first person in some stories, third person subjective, in others, and alternating 3rd person viewpoint and "omnipotent" third person in others. I once tried second person, but don't think it came out too well. I think short stories can work well in any point of view. It's all context and story dependent.
I prefer to write in the 3rd person subjective from multiple points of view. I find that, for me at least it allows the story to flow easily. This omniscient view allows me to explore what my charactors are thinking and feeling. I've tried first person, but if the story is longer or more complicated than reflecting on one event, it becomes very difficult.
I've never written in the 2nd person and unless I was writing to a specific person, I don't see a need for it.
I always write stories in first person and prefer reading them written that way as well. There is something about third person writing that seems very sterile and detached, as if it's a clinical observation. Plus third party descriptions of feelings and thoughts seem unbelievable to me. I need to be in the writer's/protagonist's head.
I use whatever I feel is best for telling the story. I like third person subjective and Omnipotent, (Ah, the god complex.) First person works best for a deeply personal point of view. It works well when the story is about the thoughts, feelings and experiences of one person. Third person gives the author a wider range of expression, where multiple character points of view can be expressed. I think both points of view are difficult to master. I don't really know if one is any better than the other just that each one has its own set of unique characteristics.
I tend to like first person narrative when reading short-story erotica. It gives the illusion (whether the story is true, or just imagined) that the fantasy encounter is a dirty dark confessional that the writer is choosing to share with an audience.
However, I have found that writing in first person is also much more personal and vulnerable for an author. I do feel like I'm sharing a part of myself that very few people will ever know of me. Sometimes that can put me a bit on edge in an unexpected way. It's more intense.
I also appreciate a good third personal narrative if it's well. It's less personal for the author, and I find that creating the characters and the plot line can be done with fewer inhibitions.... At least in my own experience, anyway.
I prefer to use the overview and slip in and out of 3rd person occasionally.. I never use "I".. I don't find myself that interesting a subject to write about.. plus it gives the perception of possibility within the story.. my poetry however is more personal...
I've used all of them. Most of my newer stories have been first person since I like to picture myself in the story or because the story is based on a real experience. If the main character is female, I'll use third person.
I've noticed that some male readers take offence at first person narratives, while female readers tend to like my first person stories best. I'm not sure why that is...just seems to be the trend. I've actually looking at writing more third person stories because of all the negative feedback I've received about my stories being first person.
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First, it is more personal and I tend to put a bit of myself in each story. I have written three stories in third person...my first and third story were both written in third person, this was just before I felt comfortable writing about my own sexual feelings in stories. I seemed to have gotten over that by my fourth story.
The only other story I wrote in third person was "The New Year's Eve Dance" about a guy who hates holidays after his significant other dies, and ends up meeting someone at, well, a New Year's Eve dance.
I wrote it in third person to detach myself from it...It would have been too hard to write in first person for me considering I lost my fiance in Aug. 2006...
I find third person to be more of a chore to write in...it's much easier for me to just stick myself in the story and "go" so to speak.
To give you an idea how much I hate third person...I had ideas for a couple of stories set back in the sixties. I actually hate writing in third person so much that I created a new screen name, 67Goat just for the two stories I had planned. 67Goat is currently a 63-year-old man. I ended up writing more than the two stories...any story I posted here with 67Goat in the tag was originally posted under that name.
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Alan.
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