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maskedfangirl

Question: point of view

Jun 10, 2011 01:40

Because I'm curious...

Poll POV in ficIn the Supernatural fandom, I've read almost exclusively third person fic, with a handful of second person (all of them astonishingly well done!) and zero first person. First person, in this fandom, for me, was a deal-breaker. I'm not sure why it had me clicking the Back button - maybe something to do with the fact that it ( Read more... )

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tawg June 13 2011, 00:35:44 UTC

I really do like first person fic, but I am so much more fussy with it. I think it requires a better handle on the character, because it's their stream of consciousness and their responses and their interpretations. Which is exactly what I love about it, but sometimes the author's voice will shine through and I'll think "Would Sam really have that impression? Would John really use that word?" and I get too busy thinking and forget to enjoy the fic. I love third-person-limited because it's like the lovechild of the two: all focus on one character, but enough distance for the author's voice to shine through without being OOC ( ... )

maskedfangirl June 13 2011, 01:23:03 UTC

Third-person limited is where I'm most comfortable in fic for that exact reason!

a self-indulgent coming of age story, and those (IMHO) work best with first-person.

YES. First person works so well for that sort of thing, probably because it lets you get so thick into the characters' feelings. Young adult fiction is what I normally gravitate toward as a reader (YA fantasy as a writer), and there's SO MUCH first person in YA. I bet you anything that's why.

BTW, I would absolutely read first-person SPN AU. FINISH IT! :D

tawg June 13 2011, 01:25:00 UTC

Will you read it even if it is not a self-indulgent coming of age fic where Cas is a cheerleader and Sam is in the marching band? WILL YOU?

YA fiction, how I loves it.

maskedfangirl June 13 2011, 01:34:21 UTC

I will! I will! (Although I would totally also read cheerleader!Cas/marching band!Sam.)

tawg June 13 2011, 02:15:09 UTC

Cheerleader!Cas/Marching band!Sam is the carrot with which I bribe myself to finish essays. "Just a little more on Marx and you can write about Cas doing cartwheels..."

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