After some helpful advice, I decided to rewrite my story. But, I'm just not sure whether first person perspective would be best, or third person limited. It's a Sci-Fi story that takes place around a few decades from now on a spaceship. My MC becomes captain of the spaceship and encounters a lot of struggle with his friends, commanders, the government, and eventually an alien encounter. I plan on covering the story completely from his POV.
While it is a story very driven by my main character and his perspectives on what's happening, at the same time the story is also driven by the plot. From what I understand, plot-driven stories are best told through third person, but character-driven stories are best told in first person.
So, for my first question: Which perspective do you believe would best suit such a story?
And, in that case, if I'm telling the story through only one character's POV, would there even be a point to me telling the story in third person? Wouldn't it just be better to go ahead and put the reader into the MC's head?
But this leads me to another conflict. I've read first person stories that were well done (Odd Thomas being a top notch example) but whenever I write in first person it just irks me that my character is recalling everthing with near crystal clarity. It just seems unrealistic for someone retelling a story to remember every instance of dialogue. It's wierd because it doesn't bother me when I'm reading FP, but when I write it I just feel uncomfortable with the accuracy of the MC's memory.
Anyways, I know I'm laying a lot on you guys. I don't expect a definite answer to solve all my concerns. Just be honest with your opinions and experiences, and I greatly appreciate your time. Thanks
While it is a story very driven by my main character and his perspectives on what's happening, at the same time the story is also driven by the plot. From what I understand, plot-driven stories are best told through third person, but character-driven stories are best told in first person.
So, for my first question: Which perspective do you believe would best suit such a story?
And, in that case, if I'm telling the story through only one character's POV, would there even be a point to me telling the story in third person? Wouldn't it just be better to go ahead and put the reader into the MC's head?
But this leads me to another conflict. I've read first person stories that were well done (Odd Thomas being a top notch example) but whenever I write in first person it just irks me that my character is recalling everthing with near crystal clarity. It just seems unrealistic for someone retelling a story to remember every instance of dialogue. It's wierd because it doesn't bother me when I'm reading FP, but when I write it I just feel uncomfortable with the accuracy of the MC's memory.
Anyways, I know I'm laying a lot on you guys. I don't expect a definite answer to solve all my concerns. Just be honest with your opinions and experiences, and I greatly appreciate your time. Thanks
