I pulled out my novel to continue making revisions and remembered that I have two different versions. I originally wrote the story in first person. Based on advice from a former editor, I have several chapters written in third person. So, I had to stop and ask myself: What Person Am I?
The majority of the things I write are in first person. Like 99%. I am most comfortable with this point of view. Two of my favorite authors, Jodi Picoult and Eric Jerome Dickey, use this point of view. I read everything they write and study their forms.
But I enjoy the third person point of view as well. I just don’t feel like it is my strength. It feels like forcing a right-handed person (me) to only write with their left. Sure you can read it but it’s not as pretty.
Do you have a preference? What’s your favorite point of view? First person or third person?