POV Poll

[wook77]

I've been having a discussion with a few friends (fandom and non-fandom) about POV. We each had our own likes and dislikes about POV.

So, since I now know how to do a poll, I thought I'd post one here and open it up to a larger discussion group. I normally hate people who say pimp far and wide (and yes, I do mean me as well in that statement) but I'd really like a larger sampling than my flist (not that I don't love you as I do).

What do you think of POV?

ETA: Before clicking submit, please note the scale used! 1=YAY and 10=UGH. If you need to change your responses - click on "view poll results" followed by "take this poll". That should allow you to change your responses.


[Poll #669568]

Comments

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

okay, first off i somehow lost you off of my friends page [*whimper*] and because i am a complete plonker, i didn't notice until fungus pimped your poll and i wonder why i hadn't seen it. so if you are wondering why i've been so quiet, that is why [*headdesk*] now have a bunch of your fic i need to catch up on, but it will not happen tonight as too much to do.

second, the poll. i was completely useless since every question i kept going, well, it depends. because i don't give a rats arse what pov it is if the story is well written. i don't like or dislike one over the other. and i change pov regularly when i write, but it is usually one chapter d, next chapter h, next chapter d kind of thing. again, it doesn't matter to me if the story is well written. also i didn't know if you wanted reading or writing preferences. i write almost exclusively in tight third, but i have written in first, and first w/second (as in "i do this, and you do that"). i think it is probably hardest to find a second person pov that is well written, but it is dynamite when you do, fresh and interesting and, well, different.

so there you go. i have no opinion on pov. unless it is used badly and then i just hit the back button.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

First - you are completely wrong on your uselessness. This comment is just as important as any other one.

Second - agrees almost completely and totally. 2nd Person is hard to find a good fic in (that sentence makes my brain hurt and I can't think of how to rephrase as I'm too busy fighting with my spacebar). However, when it's done well, I enjoy it.

Third - no biggie...I've been writing darker things lately so I figured that you weren't reading them as I know you don't prefer that type of work. However, I do enjoy being on your flist...so YAY for adding me.