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Has anyone ever written a book in second person? I've heard it's really hard, but I've done it before. Anyone else?

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Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day :3

[Schuyler]

Has anyone ever written a book in second person? I've heard it's really hard, but I've done it before. Anyone else?

I haven't done it myself and I almost never see books like that, but I have read a few of the "Give Yourself Goosebumps" books, which are in second-person. ^^ Sometime I'd like to try writing that way, though, just to see what it's like. Right now, I almost always do first-person because the character I use to narrate I think of as myself. So if I used third-person (or second) for her, it's like talking about myself in third-person and that feels really weird.

[Ser Doodah the Lewd]

Has anyone ever written a book in second person? I've heard it's really hard, but I've done it before. Anyone else?

Actually, I did write a draft for a novella written by-and-large in second person. It had a pretense of modern fantasy (akin to the Percy Jackson and the Harry Dresden novels), where fantasy tropes, races and monsters came alive. Where Wizards were, at best, mafioso-vampire-magicians and, at worst, street-gang Arcane junkies who use whatever they can find, enchant it, and use as weapons; with a sect of sub-human Wizards who protect the Human populace from the madness ravaging the inner cities. The only thing keeping said creatures within the cities, would both be barriers and Government-made blockades. The most powerful Wizards are in cahoots with the Government, and rule who comes in and goes out of the inner city.

Anyhow, the protagonist is a nameless (with just the moniker of 'Rookie', a unisex name) Human journalist who, while studying one of the town guards, a Sub-Human Wizard who goes by the name of 'Smokey', gets involved in the inner war.

That was my plan for a small series, with a split at book two or book three. But, I scrapped the idea of it being a novelization, and have since been storyboarding it to be one of my very first published comic book series; as a lot of my ideas for scenes are too scriptive or dynamic for text, and would only be a hindrance to the storytelling, I feel.

[NopesaurusRexx]

I have to write a poem for a scholarship, and I have absolutely no idea of what to have the subject be! Could you guys maybe give me a couple suggestions to help light a spark?

[Kaerie]

I have to write a poem for a scholarship, and I have absolutely no idea of what to have the subject be! Could you guys maybe give me a couple suggestions to help light a spark?

What exactly is the scholarship for/about? Creative writing/English or something more standard?

[NopesaurusRexx]

I have to write a poem for a scholarship, and I have absolutely no idea of what to have the subject be! Could you guys maybe give me a couple suggestions to help light a spark?

What exactly is the scholarship for/about? Creative writing/English or something more standard?

I guess it's more of a contest really, my mom keeps calling it a scholarship because the prize is $500 and I'm in the middle of applying for other scholarships. It's a poetry contest, you send in your poem and they pick the most creative poem to win. It's really not complicated, I just can't think of anything to do it about.

[Kaerie]

I have to write a poem for a scholarship, and I have absolutely no idea of what to have the subject be! Could you guys maybe give me a couple suggestions to help light a spark?

What exactly is the scholarship for/about? Creative writing/English or something more standard?

I guess it's more of a contest really, my mom keeps calling it a scholarship because the prize is $500 and I'm in the middle of applying for other scholarships. It's a poetry contest, you send in your poem and they pick the most creative poem to win. It's really not complicated, I just can't think of anything to do it about.

Hmm, I'd suggest something inspiring but I'm at a total loss at the moment of what that might be. Definitely something inspired by a strong emotion - to me that's kind of the essence of poetry.

For the actual writing, though, I'd suggest thinking of something - even if it might not fit the basis of your scholarship/contest - and work with it. And you're best friend is going to be http://www.rhymer.com/ (ie: what rhymes with _______?) I use a similar website almost every time I write a poem xD

If you're still having trouble I'd suggest googling possibilities; most times they'll have some pretty good ideas.

[Schuyler]

I have to write a poem for a scholarship, and I have absolutely no idea of what to have the subject be! Could you guys maybe give me a couple suggestions to help light a spark?

Here are a few ideas off the top of my head:

• Describe an important event in your life, either something that's already happened/happening or something in the future
• Describe an interesting dream you had
• Find an everyday object and try to explain what it is without actually naming it (or put the name at the end but make your readers guess first)
• Personify an abstract idea (freedom, power, human nature, death, etc.)

[ailurophile.]

I have to write a poem for a scholarship, and I have absolutely no idea of what to have the subject be! Could you guys maybe give me a couple suggestions to help light a spark?

You can say about environmental friendly. About what did people do and you can name Earth as our mother.

You can say about: people saw their mother's life is at stake, but they don't care about her. And they continued destroy our mother.... Etc.