Chris watched the video in disbelief. The mere concept of a first person perspective sent a volley of cold nails into his chest. From his omniscient view, he watched helplessly as the world around him crumbled away until there was only one perspective left: mine. Great vid! I love these.

Thanks ..its very useful n helpful ..

After dabbling and experimenting over the years, I've come to settle on third person limited because it's just the perfect blend of both aspects you mentioned. I much prefer the flow and the writing of third person, but third person limited manages to evoke that intimate feel of getting into the head of a specific character, and capturing that suspense of only knowing what the character knows in that moment.

even though i've written a novel in 3rd person, i noticed i've been writing a lot of short stories recently in1st person. there is definitely something really fun about 1st person and about getting inside the character's head. i think both are great!

I completely agree. Less room for interpretation of why and what the character was reacting to, but as you mentioned (can be unreliable source). I feel like the character is telling me (and only me) a story. It's so hard for me to get into a book like Game of Thrones. The tv show was more accessible for me. Can't wait to see what Amz Prime does with Wheel of Time.

I like your pub perspective of storytelling. I've struggled with the big POV decision myself because I usually prefer to write in first person, but some genre expectations are really that readers prefer third person. I've also had some teachers/professors who really emphasized thinking through the identity of the narrator, which can be difficult in the third person.

I do prefer the personality and thoughts I can add when using first. However my next idea may be for a younger readership, where third seems to have the edge, maybe because the reader can’t quite get ‘in the head’ of third.

I usually write first person and have done for years, but sometimes I use third, will do it in the same book with different POV and such!

Man, you said the convenience of third person and my mind was a little blown. I see your reasoning now, but all my life I’ve viewed first person as the convenient, easier route because it’s easier to form a connection to the main character. I never really considered the advantages of third in terms of describing the world and other things. I always write third, usually multiple POVs. I’ve tried first but it’s so hard for me for whatever reason. But I love reading first person. The difference in style is always so interesting.

I tend to lean towards 3rd Person. But I can see the use of 1st person.

I enjoy writing both. It honestly depends on the story. With 3rd person there is 3rd omniscient (all-seeing narrator) and 3rd limited (showing everything the character sees). Agree that 1st especially works well for unreliable narrators. "Into The Water" by Paula Hawkins (same author who wrote "The Girl on the Train") has chapters in both 1st and 3rd person. It's an interesting stylistic choice although it made the book a little confusing at times. But yeah, I don't think there's anything wrong in having a reading/writing preference. It all depends on how you want to tell the story. There is the ever-illusive 2nd person, now I'd like to see more of that...