Mixing first person and third person limited points of view in your writing

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When I was in my writing zone on Sunday afternoon, I had an idea to mix first person POV with limited third person Point of view (POV). I posed the question on the camp NaNoWriMo message board for the cabin I’m participating in. Here’s a link that explains how to write using both first and limited third person POV.

 

http://plottopunctuation.com/article-how-to-mix-first-and-third-person-pov.html

 

In your writing, have you ever used different points of view? If so, please explain what worked and what didn’t.

 

1 thought on “Mixing first person and third person limited points of view in your writing”

  1. I’ve just been wrestling with this very issue.

    Traditionally, I write in 1st person, past tense.

    I’ve written a rough draft in 3rd person close, past tense, but I’m unsure if I hate it because it’s a rough draft, because I’m inexperienced with writing in 3rd person, or if the story would just plain be better in 1st person.

    Now, I’m starting a new story and trying that 3rd person close POV again and it’s a bit of a struggle.

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