Maybe writing in the first person is so much harder to do because for most people the educational system that shaped them has spent literally _years_ pounding into our heads the concept that writing in the first person is a NO-NO?
I just finished three books and one short story by the same author. The short story and two of her books were exclusively or almost exclusively written in the 1st person, while the other book had multiple 1st person viewpoints, but mostly more conventionally handled. 3 of the works had elements of CoA and 2 of those also had alien-human cultural interaction/conflict as well. And off the top of my head, I can't think of very many who can do truly effective CoA in the 1st person of an alien being in an alien/human culture mix.
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Date: 2009-02-27 09:03 pm (UTC)I just finished three books and one short story by the same author. The short story and two of her books were exclusively or almost exclusively written in the 1st person, while the other book had multiple 1st person viewpoints, but mostly more conventionally handled. 3 of the works had elements of CoA and 2 of those also had alien-human cultural interaction/conflict as well. And off the top of my head, I can't think of very many who can do truly effective CoA in the 1st person of an alien being in an alien/human culture mix.
-Eta