[ SECRET POST #2209 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2208 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

If anything, I would say that writing in first-person is harder than writing in third. You have to consistently give the impression that your character is speaking through your words, and when that fails, they come across as emotionless or stilted. Stephenie Meyer, for example, fails horribly at first-person writing. It doesn't feel like her character is choosing those words.

[velvet_mace]

Well it certainly doesn't help that Bella has no real personality. First person is great for getting intimate with a particular character, truly getting into their head and seeing the world through their eyes. But without a character to get intimate with -- being stuck with one that has no opinions or interest in the world around her. So it's like being intimate with an empty room.

I really get the sense that Stephanie Meyer would have preferred to use the second person, and turned Twilight into a "choose your own adventure" novel. But that's a bit too far for most readers.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed, and this is exactly how Collins triumphed with The Hunger Games.

The fact that people consider them remotely comparable makes my skin crawl.