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The majority of my stories are in first person. They are also in present tense. This is just how ideas usually pour out and turn into stories. I am comfortable writing this way, but I also want to mix things up. Now, I am trying to write third person in past tense. I have a good story going, but I can't help but wondering if I am making the right POV choice. How do you decide POV for a story and how often do you mix things up? Do you think it is important to develop skills writing for different POVs? Are you better at first or third? Do you stick with what you feel works or do you try new things? I just don't want to ruin a story by making the wrong POV choice.
I recently took one of my older stories and rewrote it, changing it from first person to third person. All this did was confuse me, and I have no idea which version is better.
I recently took one of my older stories and rewrote it, changing it from first person to third person. All this did was confuse me, and I have no idea which version is better.