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Pros and Cons of First and Third Person Point of View

Pros and Cons of First and Third Person Point of View

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Mary Carroll Moore
Jan 22, 2012
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One of my online students recently emailed me with a very good question.  Many book writers struggle with this during revision:  which to use, first person or third person. 

Which has the most impact on the story?  What are the pros and cons of each voice?

Sometimes the writer will create "islands" or scenes or snippets of writing in different points of v…

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