Hey guys! I’m not sure if anyone remembers me, but I was a fairly long time regular of the old Booru. Sadly I found it dead when I tried to come back for the sake of nostalgia and only just found this place. I’m strongly considering writing some content for the site (Yes I know, I said that a lot before. But I really mean it this time!) and I wanted to get some thoughts.
First off, do we have a Discord or any other kind of instant messaging? I see the site has PM’s but I’m still exploring.
Second for the actual question relating to content here, I know a lot of people write in different perspectives. First, second, third person etc. Is there a consensus here on what people prefer? IE: “He walked down the street”, “I walked down the street”, or “you walked down the street”? Or are we all mostly cool to read in whatever perspective the author decides they want to write in? Also, if there’s an option to add an actual poll, do let me know. I’m still learning the sites functions.
I’m aware there’s already a thread about post perspectives, but that appears to have been more about whose perspective the story would follow. The human, the fluffy, etc. So I don’t feel it quite answers my question. If you feel it does, then feel free to close this.
Welcome back man
There actually is a discord server, do you want an invite?
And I think the best mode for PoV really depends. 1st person works for human MCs, while it doesn’t really work for Fluffy MCs. 2nd person is good for Fluffy MCs, varies on humans ones. 3rd person is a happy middle. This is all my personal opinion though.
I can say if you want to write content, go for it.
The one thing I’ll also note though, about perspective. I really don’t like perspective jumping around in terms of how it’s phrased. Usually it’s best to stick with one. If you want to write in first person, choose that and switch characters. Just make sure you let people know who’s talking.
Sometimes people don’t do that and it gets confusing.
I’m aware that I haven’t made all the little secrets around here very well known, so you may want to take a look here, if you’re hoping to see more content.
I’m more partial to third person (limited and omnipotent: I think that’s it) but I’m not turned off by any other perspective. It what you are more comfortable with, imo.
I prefer third person. The other perspectives are limited to the main character’s senses. Third person allows you to see a little bit more around them.
I’m thinking I might use mostly third person for stories that involve perspective shifts between characters. Maybe one of the others if I can be sure it’s going to be through the eyes of only one.
Because some people find certain perspectives really annoying, up to and including making it impossible to read for them. So if I’m going to write something, I want to make it enjoyable for the greatest number of people.
Welcome back to the fandom and welcome to the community. Feel free to ask questions if you need help figuring something out.
To me it’s not really important what perspective is used, it should just stay consistent. Something I saw somewhere is using different perspectives for different kinds of characters, e.g. 3rd person for humans and 2nd for fluffies. You could try doing that if you want.
Still doesn’t answer why you would need to ask what perspective to write from I don’t ask what medium I should draw in I just do and if you like it you look at it if not than you move on
