I’m eating bacon.
You’re eating bacon.
He’s eating bacon.
I ate bacon.
You ate bacon.
He ate bacon.
Point of view is a choice every author must make before writing a story. Which is best for the story? Which is best for the author? Some authors feel more comfortable using one point of view over the others. First, second, and third person point of view exist in books, though second person is not common. Present and past tense are both common, though past is more traditional. And then there’s the level of omniscience. We have objective, with no knowledge of a character’s thoughts. We have subjective, with knowledge of one person’s thoughts in each scene, and can switch characters. This is also like limited omniscient. And then there’s omniscient where you know everyone’s thoughts at all times.
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What do you mean by second person?
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Second person is “you.” In the example sentences, “You’re eating bacon” is second person present-tense, and “You ate bacon” is second person past-tense. Writing in second person is the least natural sounding, and to some readers (like me), it also feels invasive and pushy, as if the author is telling me not just what to think and feel but also what to do.
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I am not sure I’ve ever read a book written like that. Although there’s a bell ringing far away … I think maybe a Heinlein short story. Can’t remember exactly which one. It sounds like writing instructions.
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