tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post5814695123018953163..comments2024-03-25T02:11:40.453-06:00Comments on Amber Argyle: POV and genreamberargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-79589936250969781312009-05-20T20:38:42.288-06:002009-05-20T20:38:42.288-06:00not certain about "the" answer, but i do...not certain about "the" answer, but i do know that as a youngster I shied away from first person because it often sounded overbearing & know-it-all... i think anything well done will conquer whatever obstacles...Alex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-47841501003111160472009-05-20T12:06:18.181-06:002009-05-20T12:06:18.181-06:00Glamis: Maybe we need to pool resources here. You ...Glamis: Maybe we need to pool resources here. You could ask the people on your blog or the lab blog--whichever, or neither. I think the question is worth exploring. Let me know. <br />Amberamberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-24884716709906933322009-05-19T16:20:05.313-06:002009-05-19T16:20:05.313-06:00I think, in the end, the Person Tense doesn't matt...I think, in the end, the Person Tense doesn't matter to me. As long as it's written well, it shouldn't matter what genre it's attached to, right?<br /><br />And if people think Fantasy doesn't work well in 1st person, that's just a wide door open for somebody to prove them wrong. I'm always looking for those open doors. I like to slip in discreetly, take a seat, and see what happens. Not that I'll be attempting Fantasy in 1st Person. I have other doors, though.<br /><br />I'm wondering the same thing about Anthony's comment - why he suspects world building is easier in third. Is it because there's a more omniscient POV? But if his novel is tightly limited, is that too far off from first person?Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-24250671044205166442009-05-19T12:51:00.000-06:002009-05-19T12:51:00.000-06:00I should probably clarify that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd P...I should probably clarify that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person are a part, not the entirety, of POV--the terms aren't synoymous. IMO, POV encompasses who's head we're in as well as Person. <br /><br />Anthony: I haven't read Sword Dancer--putting it on my list. Thanks.<br />Any thoughts as why it's easier to read in 3rd?amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14317779362944180.post-25839568440888727582009-05-19T12:33:00.000-06:002009-05-19T12:33:00.000-06:00Fantasy requires world-building and world-building...Fantasy requires world-building and world-building is both easier to read and write, I suspect, in third.<br /><br />BUT, isn't Jennifer Roberson's <I>Sword Dancer</I> in first person POV (Tiger's?).<br /><br />And isn't that series set in such a kick-ass fantasy world?<br /><br />I could be wrong. Memory fuzzy.<br /><br />My YA fantasy novel is third person, limited. Like, really tightly wound to the main character with few exceptions.Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.com