If any of you bothered to check the time of which this journal entry was posted, some of you may be thinking 'A journal entry at (roughly) 2:30 AM?! Is this woman daft?'. I say some because I know very well that since now it is summer, most teenagers I happen to be acquainted to seem to be staying up to this time regularly, I also say some of you because I doubt any of you actually use to word 'daft' in your thoughts.
But, that is all besides the point, as I am currently here to bring my own mini rant about the dreaded 'First Person Writing'. Just in case some of you take offense to me putting the word 'Dreaded' in front of your beloved 'First Person Writing', let me remind you, that this is merely my own opinion, and it would be preferred if none of you, no matter how unlikely this is to happen, try and force your bloody opinions upon me as currently I don't give a crap.
Also yes, I guess you could say I'm am irritated at the moment via my lack of sleep. Oh yes, and of course you don't have to read, I also fully expect that their will be a significant lack of comments for this journal entry.
But on with the show then, eh? On my own personal list of things that cause me a large amount of discomfort, this form of writing can be placed at number 3, the two before it in order of least to most severity being my inability to talk to people who I'm close to in fear of making a buffoon of my self while also sending my mind into '
Yes, I have managed to read through a few books that used this. But I can't take a whole lot. I once considered reading the ever popular 'Twilight' series once, just to see what it was about, but after seeing how it was written, I just lost interest, also I suspect some of the 'Twilight' fans are going to say something like 'It takes a bit to get into it' or something but man, I tried to get into it, just wasn't my cup of tea (Tea sounds really nice right now.... But I don't think normal people make tea at 2:52 AM). Heck, whilst reading a book filled to the brim with small stories from a variety of authors, I freaking skipped three stories because of that. Which is only a big deal to me because usually I force myself through those 'story-lets' in those books but I just couldn't do it this time.
Now, when I told one person this, they asked me if I didn't like it because 'Of the amount of detail' or something like that. Which quite honestly, I found a bit... Insulting, I think, as I don't have a better word at the moment. I love detail that can draw you into the scene, but I guess that summarizes why I don't like it also. Because it neglects to draw me into the scene. It may just be with me, but for some reason, in first person books, unless they managed to hook my brain with a barbed wire coated with a nerve agent, I find myself detached, bored and usually a bit frustrated escpecially if the main character is going over their woes or love frustration and escpecially if the word 'hot' comes into their mind at all. I hate the freaking word 'hot'.
But yeah, I probably managed to insult some of you guys at the moment. Which despite any earlier statement, I am sorry about. I'm just tired, my feet are cold, and a bit distressed I guess. Probably not the best rant you guys heard, but, yeah. Besides, since I've been neglecting the 'Art updating' part of all this, I might as well post something. Since I find it easier to do things at the night time as half my brain is asleep, most notably the part that is often the part that worries so much about what people think.
Well, since their is no chance any of you will read this journal at the current time (Which is 3:09 AM I started this at around 2:19 AM). I say, Good Morning and Good Afternoon, hope your day is going well.
Also yeah, it would be great, only if you guys aren't busy or anything of course, if one or two of you said hi I guess, you know, since I haven't managed to get any guts to confront most of you guys and stuff. I mean, unless I'm being particularly aggrivating of course. Sorry bout that... Which I could change the mood icon to.
Devious Comments
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I am a wuvable four eared hamster =3
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"Blood leads only to blood, and violence begets violence. Nothing more. Revenge is simply another name for murder." - Deghinsea, Fire Emblem 9.
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THUG PIT/WEED WAR/NOSFERATU/BOOGIEMAN...guess who wrote em...
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"a foolish barber and his wife.
She was his reason for his life..." -Sweeney Todd
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I am a wuvable four eared hamster =3
anyway stating your preference, especially as politely as you did is nothing you should worry about in the insulting others category. seriously.
For a long time I couldn't stand first person either. To me it just made the protagonist sort of personality-less for some reason, and really too casual for me. Just sort of boring, you know? I like knowing about the character and the surroundings, just certain details I personally feel a first person narrative leaves out. But that is just me, because I still do, on occasion, read them if the voice is strong enough and the story is worth the read. For some lit classes, you just learn to deal with it. And my opinion really only applies to written word, personal stories in third person are a bit strange in conversation.
so anyway, don't freak out! Learning about your preferences doesn't automatically make you seem close minded to everybody else.
's cool, man, coool.
(woot! 2:10AM!)
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(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens; only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands
e e cummings
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I am a wuvable four eared hamster =3
Also, thank you very much for... I guess informing me about that?... Hm, informing sounds a bit weird in this context but still, thanks.
Happy no longer 2:10 AM!
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I am a wuvable four eared hamster =3
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I am a wuvable four eared hamster =3
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