Author Quote by Pearl Cleage

When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person.

— Daphne du Maurier

I've always written in first person. It gives the readers more insight.

— Sarah Dessen

Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.

— Truman Capote

I write from this tight third-person viewpoint, where each chapter is seen through the eyes of one individual character. When I'm writing that character,…

— George R. R. Martin

First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success.

— Anne Rice

Writing in the first person, you immediately open yourself up to the idea that there's a connection between you and the narrator.

— Sally Rooney

I'm very comfortable writing in the first person; it dives into the character in a way that's difficult if you're writing in the third…

— Patti Davis

Writing, for me, when I'm writing in the first-person, is like a form of acting. So as I'm writing, the character or self I'm…

— Sheila Heti

When you're writing in first person you have to be honest about how people think.

— Dawn O'Porter

First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her…

— Juliet Marillier

One of the strategies for doing first-person is to make the narrator very knowing, so that the reader is with somebody who has a…

— Rachel Kushner

“My novels are written in first person so you can feel the emotion of the character.”

— Airambooksie