First POV vs. Third POV

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Authorbigboybbg
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I've been noticing that a lot of roleplayers on RPR seem to be confused about what exactly 1st POV and 3rd POV are.
Some seem to think that third POV means that you write paragraphs and first POV means script/action, when that's not the case.
The "point of view" is how the story is told. In the case of first-person POV, it is from the "I" perspective.
Third-person POV is when the author separates themselves from the character and uses the "he" perspective.

Here are examples of both point of views, using script/action writing style.

1st POV example — *walks into the club and makes my way to the dance floor, glancing at the bar with interest*
3rd POV example — *walks into the club and makes his way to the dance floor, glancing at the bar with interest*

Now that we've got that cleared up, I'll address the writing styles.

Para — Five to six sentences of post length.
Semi-Para — Three sentences of post length.
Multi Para — Post of three to four full length paragraphs.
Script/Action — As seen in the POV example. Only the character's action is described.
Detailed Script/Action — Same as above, only both actions and feelings are described in greater detail.
Novella — Generally anything five paragraphs or greater.

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-vendetta 10 years ago
Made a long blog post about this too, but not much changed. A few people started to use the correct terms, but the majority still use "first" and "third".
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