So today in my lit class we were going over a few stories all in first person and i couldn't help but admire its effectiveness and power as well as the writing itself. It made me think of possibly writting my fantasy series in first person however it dawned on me that it would have a minimum of four pov characters in each book, occasionally going up to six maybe eight in later parts and each of them are different and face a variety of struggles. so it made me wonder is it even possible to write an epic fantasy in first person with that many character? would it just get confusing after a few pov changes?
However i do see alot of strength in this way of writing. it can make the story far more focused and allow the writer to really explore the characters personalities and experiances especially in a fantasy world. any advice or thoughts on this would be appreciated.
I know another thread has been started kinda about this but it was more about already published books that use this style. I want some advice on if it is possible and if i should go through with this.
One thing that really appeals to me regarding the first person pov for fantasy is how some fantasies you can feel very disconnected from the world or the character at points and first person could really remove that problem.
However i do see alot of strength in this way of writing. it can make the story far more focused and allow the writer to really explore the characters personalities and experiances especially in a fantasy world. any advice or thoughts on this would be appreciated.
I know another thread has been started kinda about this but it was more about already published books that use this style. I want some advice on if it is possible and if i should go through with this.
One thing that really appeals to me regarding the first person pov for fantasy is how some fantasies you can feel very disconnected from the world or the character at points and first person could really remove that problem.
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