eightieswhore
imagine my shock a week or so ago when i found out readers don't really like first person! i've been reading on wattpad since the mid-2010s and nearly everything i ever read was first person so naturally when i eventually started to write my own content towards the late-2010s it was what i gravitated towards. i always knew of third person but it never even occurred to me it was a POV i could use - and to find out it's what readers prefer . . . mouth wide, eyes wider rn lol. ive been employing third person in my imagines recently as it's new territory for me and definitely a weak suit of mine. looking forward to this new era and what the future holds...
y2kdemos
(@eightieswhore) for a hot second, i was shocked, then i was confused, and a tinge bit annoyed, but like i said, it's not a big issue for me - so i just let it go. i honestly can't see what's so bad about first person lol i'm actually a lot more comfortable writing in that pov than an outsider's pov. still, taking precautions is always important!! :)
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eightieswhore
@y2kdemos i couldn't have said it any better myself, my thoughts exactly. to find out people prefer third person was a little shocking but to find out they dont even like first person was wiiiiild
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y2kdemos
(@eightieswhore) can relate. i've been reading on here, and on other sites, for a long time, and i've never had a problem with first person pov. a while back, when i started noticing that readers (and some writers) online were expressing their preference to read in third person over anything else, i was a little confused, but didn't think anything of it. i didn't realize how many readers truly preferred third person, and just ultimately get the shivers when thinking about first person. it still confuses me how and why, but i normally would just let it go, since it wasn't a big issue for me. despite that, i've been implementing third person more in my writing on my secondary account, just to be a little on the safe side, and to try out a new pov! :) it's taken some time, but i've got the hang of it now! :D it's second person pov that's challenging to me, since i haven't practiced the art of writing x reader fics as much, so i couldn't agree more lol
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