I'm righting my first novel ever.
Should I make it first person or third person? Which is better?
>>8117596
>I'm righting my first novel ever.
what was wrong with it
Sometimes trolls can be funny, but this is pathetic :(
>>8117596
Start by writing fanfiction
If you need to ask, then third person.
>>8117596
2nd person, obviously.
>>8117608
okay but the main character is actually me
>>8117602
>but this is pathetic :(
Just like your life lol #rekt #yolo #swag
>>8117612
Sounds great. Definitely do first person. Be sure to post excerpts. You should also put on a trip so I can carefully watch everything you post. Look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!
>>8117596
Neither is "better" than the other. It's not a matter of taste, it's a matter of form and function. Third person (limited or omniscient) is objective, while first person is subjective. The third person narrator always knows the reasons behind which things occur in the narrative/motives behind characters' actions. First person is always unreliable, no reader can trust him/her in narrating certain scenes or passages (best example is Lolita).
IMO, First person is a much more useful tool, especially with show over tell (expression over exposition).
Tl;dr third person is often too explicit, while first person is subtle.
>>8117609
Honestly, second person can he really useful if "second person" is really first person in disguise.
>>8117596
>I'm righting
>Should I make it first person or third person?
I suggest you make it to first grade instead.