RE: Random Thoughts
March 4, 2021 at 4:35 am
(This post was last modified: March 4, 2021 at 4:40 am by Silver.)
I believe I have finally found my voice in writing.
In school, I was always taught to write formally, to never use the dreaded second person you.
Having seen the success of the writer Caroline Kepnes and her You series, I did some research. Apparently, she was not the first one to employ the "you" perspective as narrated in first person, yet she is the most recent successful writer to do so.
Having dabbled a bit with this perspective tonight in writing something new, I find that I quite like it. It allows me to be the judge of others as the socially aware people watcher. Using s/he when referring to others seems to be somewhat restrictive for the particular character I want to convey.
In school, I was always taught to write formally, to never use the dreaded second person you.
Having seen the success of the writer Caroline Kepnes and her You series, I did some research. Apparently, she was not the first one to employ the "you" perspective as narrated in first person, yet she is the most recent successful writer to do so.
Having dabbled a bit with this perspective tonight in writing something new, I find that I quite like it. It allows me to be the judge of others as the socially aware people watcher. Using s/he when referring to others seems to be somewhat restrictive for the particular character I want to convey.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
~ Erin Hunter
