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Tense and point of view
Do you guys have a preferred tense or point of view to write in? How about when reading stories? Are there some that you dislike? Will you refuse to read something if it's from a POV that you hate?
I really like writing in second person for some reason. Some of my favourite fanfics are also written in second person. I just feel like it draws me into the story more. My favourite books are usually written in third person and I prefer that to first.
I usually prefer past tense over present outside of second person, where present works quite well.
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Right now I'm actually working on my GCeA entry in two tenses - first person present for the story itself, first person past for the flashbacks. I tend to vary my POV, but I prefer either third person past (limited) or first person present. First present feels more engaging to me, but third person past has a good flow in general.
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I have this thing where I hate present tense and I similarly hate second person. xD I can't read a story if it's in either of those because it annoys me so much. Third person is my favourite, but first person can give you a great insight into characters' minds, especially as a writer. You can also go for a more narrative feel if you do it from first person.
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Present tense is... meh. I pretty much always right in past tense. I also don't really care for second person. I have nothing against third person, but for some reason I prefer writing in first person better. I usually don't write in third person unless I plan to be jumping around between characters a quite a bit. Actually, I don't even think I've ever written a story that I jumped around between characters a lot, that is just the time that I would imagine myself using it... not to mention the fact that a story that jumped around between characters a lot would probably have to be a longer story, and I am incapable of writing stories that are too long and not losing interest.
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I normally write in past tense, but I do write in present tense for some things like RP. Usually third person too, but there's the occasion where I write in first person too. I've done a handful of second person things, but not many.
I prefer third person the most just because it's the easiest, but I like first person too. Second person isn't really my favorite, but I'll use it if I have a cool idea for it.
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