fanfic conventions (not the get together kind)

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Here's another opportunity for my friends to laugh at me. *waves to jungleeyedgirl* So, I'm new to the fanfic scene, but I've lately started to embrace it with the zeal of the newly converted. I don't read tons of though. I generally rely on the recommendations of trusted others. For one of the fics that I'm planning, I'm considering the idea of writing it in the first person. I don't think I've seen that done in the fanfic world, which means that it's poll time for me. Feel free to talk back to me in the comments about your answers, or what your answers would have been if they had been listed as an option. Or to mock. That's okay too.

[Poll #1109687]

Comments

[jungleeyedgirl.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

;)

First person can be... problematic. Most people stick to third/limited omniscient for a reason. It's very easy, especially if the person is male, for the voice of the story not to sound right (or even the correct gender).

That said, it can be done.

[suzannemarie.livejournal.com]

Yeah... As I'm thinking about the story that I want to tell, I'm already starting to see the pitfalls. I may still make a run at it to see if I can do it--then switch it to third person so I can tell a wider story.