She's Crafty: First Person Narration

I had a break through at group people. I got a request for my manuscript. Winning, duh. But at the conference, during the first-page critique, they wanted to see my story written in first person narration instead of third. I don't like writing in 1st but I see their point and I'm willing to put in the work.

A tiny problem, I'm not comfortable writing in 1st. Awkward, cuz I'm doing it right now but this is blog blah not a complex adventure. So I'm currently surrounded by my favorite books written in 1st for help. The Hunger Games is on top. Help me Katniss, you're my only hope.

What style do you prefer writing in: 1st or 3rd? Do you have any great tips for writing well in 1st person?

My Top Ten Fave Blog Posts on Writing in 1st Person POV

1. Third Person-Style Narration in First Person @ Kidlit.com.
2. Point of View (POV) @ The Other Side of the Story.
3. A Few Thoughts on First Person @ Edittorrent.
4. What does choice of POV mean? How does it challenge a writer? @ TalkToYoUniverse.
5. Hypothetical Dialogue vs. Inner Monologue @ Plot to Punctuation.
6. Deep POV: Three Mistakes and How to Fix Them, Part 1 @ The Blood-Red Pencil.
7. First Person or Third Person? @ Nathan Bransford.
8. Me or You? Choosing Between First and Third POV @ The Other Side of the Story.
9. Changing Your Manuscript's Tense, Point of View @ Kidlit.com
10. Pitfalls of Introspection...How Much is Too Much? @ Dark Angel Fiction Writing.

Pirate sidebar: Ask and you will receive. My daughter went to a pirate party on Saturday. Now I have a patch for my twitchy eye. Do I look ridiculous? Yes, but it helps a ton.

She's Crafty: Point of View (POV)

Arrrgh. I'm pitching my MG adventure to an agent at the Northern Colorado Writer's Conference next month. So I'm raising my revision alert level from Gotta-Get-It-Done to Do-It-Now. What am I working on tonight? Point of View (POV). I'm searching for any inconsistency. Now, I do not profess to be an expert on POV, but I read a ton of writing blogs. Light bulb, that's something I can blog about. So look for it, every Wednesday I plan on listing a top ten of great links on different writing topics.

Top Ten Blog Links on Point-Of-View (POV)

1. A View to a Skill: Understanding Point of View @ The Other Side of the Story.
2. Subjective Point of View: Expressing Judgment with Adverbs and Verbs @ TalkToYoUniverse.
3. POV: The Cure for the Common Problem by Janice Hardy @ Mystery Writing is Murder.
4. Point of View from My Point of View @ The Blood-Red Pencil.
5. POV = Viewpoint @ Edittorrent.
6. Training Our Inner Editor, Part 3a: Point of View @ The Blood-Red Pencil.
7. How to Layer Points of View @ Kidlit.com
8. Using the Bystander Effect in Your Novels @ Plot to Punctuation.
9. FtQ Chapter: Describing a POV Character @ Flogging the Quill.
10. Which is Best: First or Third Person Point of View? @ Write it Sideways.

I love to write Third Person Limited. What POV do you write in?