Elizabeth S ([identity profile] hermionesviolin.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] lunabee34 2007-03-12 03:20 am (UTC)

Huh. I sometimes switch tense accidentally while writing a story, but not usually POV.

I usually write in 3rd person omniscient 'cause I wanna be able to include any and all information I deem relevant/interesting, but I don't think it necessitates being in all the characters' heads all the time.

Sometimes I find I'm doing more of a 3rd person limited (though the current WIP that comes to mind is River-centric, so that's not really a "limited" POV) and I feel like there have been times I have consciously attempted some version of third person limited for a particular fic for inarticulable stylistic reasons.

Unless it were a highly stylized POV presentation, I suspect I wouldn't notice slip from 3rd-limited to 3rd-omni.

Honestly, I couldn't say for certain what kind of 3rd person any given fic I've written is without going back and rereading it; it's not something I really think about.

I find 1st person uncomfortable both to write and to read when it comes to fanfic. I think because I'm using to engaging with the source texts which are obviously told in some variety of 3rd person (even if the show often utilizes protagonist voiceovers). I like 2nd person sometimes (both reading and writing).

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