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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26094
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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26094
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

That's a substantial bit of revision. It can definitely be done, but the question is if that's what you want to prioritize right now.

During a first draft, there will be a _lot_ of things you'll want to go back and fix. The problem is, go back for enough of them, and you'll stop making any progress at all.

So my first suggestion would be: **don't go back _yet_**. Save the revision for later, when you've got a first draft, and you can do all the revising at once. You might wind up needing to rewrite 10 or 20 pages or more, and then any time spent revising those will have been a total waste!

Instead, soldier on. In first person or in third? Well, my second suggestion is **make a decision by trying it out**.

First, write the next 5-10 pages in third person; see how that works for this story, and if you're getting the effect you want. Second, revise 5-10 older pages from first person to third, to get a sense of how much effort _that_ is.

This will give you a good sampling of what you're choosing between. Once you've done that, make a decision (one way or another) and stick to that going forward. _If_ you choose to make the switch, that's absolutely fine; keep writing in third person from here on, and _after you're done_ go back and revise the earlier pages.

Writing means revision. Lots and lots of revision. Accept it; embrace it; and manage it as wisely as you can :)

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