There are many articles about which is better when writing fiction, 1st
or 3rd person. And most of the time they end up making quite generic
points and then put the decision back in the hands of the writer without any
real reason to choose one over the other.
The two main points tend to be: 1) Both
can be made to work if handled appropriately (which, frankly, could be said
about anything) and 2) 1st is trickier to get right than 3rd.
Which is true, yet most first time writers are
drawn to 1st person, while the majority of published books are
written in 3rd. So why is it trickier to writer in first person? And
how can you overcome these difficulties?
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