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First/Second/Third Person POV stories? (Patreon)

Published:
2024-06-28 23:54:29
Imported:
2026-06

Poll

First/Second/Third Person POV stories?

  • First Person POV 6
  • Second Person POV 0
  • Third Person POV 5
  • I like just about everything! 15
  • 2024-06-28
  • 26 votes
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Content

Thought I'd do another quick poll to see how people feel about stories with a first person point of view (i.e. the Ragatha story I wrote in December and the Interview with a Vampire story). It's been a while since I've done one of those and I've been meaning to try more experimental fics like that again as I go into July, though I'm also curious as to how many stories my patrons read that involve different perspective changes. I find certain angles are usually interchangeable unless I can do something unique, which is what made the Ragatha story fun to do, especially with Pomni getting crushed by ass. I also think it can be fun to try with reader insert/second person POV stories that emphasize personal feelings above all else, even if not every interaction will be the same. It's fun to think about what a reader might think!

So for those of you who have read every example here, do you have a preference on a certain style here and any reason why?

Comments

Mr. Don Juan

I feel it's dependent on the charecter/setting/what your going for. It might be interesting to try experimenting with doing the three stories with the same narrative, but one in each perspective.

Milkymoofficial
>>142151134

That's definitely something I've thought of; maybe going for a Rashomon styled story where the twist is the second person POV is most accurate. I definitely have done first/third person already with a commission I wrote for a client some time ago, so maybe I'll have to do it again soon for something I have planned later on

Mr. Don Juan
>>142151134

Could be fun to have all three perspectives be unreliable, and the reader has to perse the whole picture by comparing and contrasting.

Milkymoofficial
>>142151134

That's actually something I also suggested with that client for their story! I don't normally give too many suggestions when I work with someone on that since I want them to have control, however since the story they wanted was fairly long, it allowed me to have some wiggle room to make the narrative more open and twisting. It was definitely good practice I'll admit

Mr. Don Juan
>>142151134

Naturally you want to fulfill the commission, but it's fun when they allow wiggle room.

Milkymoofficial
>>142151134

Definitely. I'm very grateful when clients give me that much freedom, they're easily the most fun to work with or brainstorm

Steel8091

I mostly prefer 3rd POV. Never been a big fan on looking through the eyes of the character.