Writing A Novel In The First Or Third Person – Folsom Times

Writing A Novel In The First Or Third Person – Folsom Times

Should you write a novel in the first or third person? It’s up to you. I prefer to write mine in the third person because I don’t want to take part as a character in my own book, but would rather be an outside observer of events. Writing in the first person means that you yourself are the main character in a book. You use the words “I,” “me,” “my” or “we.” In other words, I did this and I said that. There are both advantages and disadvantages to…