Second Person Narrative
July 27th 2010 21:47
First and third person narratives are common forms of narration. In general, writers are told that second person narrative is best avoided.
Thing is, I like telling stories from the second person perspective. I like using "you" rather than "I" or "she" - not in every story I write but every now and again. There are stories when the second person point of view just is the best choice. Stories that almost write themselves. It's fun to address the reader so directly.
I agree that if the story isn't written well, second person narrative is even worse than first or third person. If done well, though, I love stories told from second person point of view.
So here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to write a couple, maybe three short stories in second person and submit them to upcoming short story competitions. Let's see if I can bag a few successes.
Thing is, I like telling stories from the second person perspective. I like using "you" rather than "I" or "she" - not in every story I write but every now and again. There are stories when the second person point of view just is the best choice. Stories that almost write themselves. It's fun to address the reader so directly.
I agree that if the story isn't written well, second person narrative is even worse than first or third person. If done well, though, I love stories told from second person point of view.
So here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to write a couple, maybe three short stories in second person and submit them to upcoming short story competitions. Let's see if I can bag a few successes.
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