WRITING: My immediate response is the third person, and for many years I all but detested the first person voice. All of my earliest work is written in the third person, and most of my favorite writers use(d) (...)

What voice do you find most to your liking: first person or third person?

Whohub

My immediate response is the third person, and for many years I all but detested the first person voice. All of my earliest work is written in the third person, and most of my favorite writers use(d) a third person voice. Yet, I do love the works of Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft, both of whom used the first person to profound effect. So, over time I have seen the error of my ways and used the first person voice when writing. I think it really depends on what sort of story you are writing, which voice is appropriate to use. Still I do largely prefer the third person voice, though I believe, whichever you prefer, it is good to have skills at writing both.