Point of View

How do you decide which point of view to write in?

The most common types of POV are:

First Person - The I, we, me, my, mine, us narrator.
I find that I am drawn to books written in first person more than others.  I like being inside the MC's head, feeling their emotions.  Also, aside from short story expiriments, everything I've written has ended up first person, even if I originally tried it in third.  Apparently in the same way I'm drawn to reading first person, I'm also drawn to exploring my own characters the same way.  Both of my WIPs, Anemone and Still Loving Ghosts, are written in first person, but the chapters alternate characters.    

Second Person - The you narrator. 
I've only tried to write in first person once, and because it really does come across as humorous, I made it a funny "short short story".  Any longer than a few pages and I would have gone crazy... along with whoever ended up reading it.

Third Person - The he, she, it, they, them narrator.
Some writers are really good at this POV.  I am not one of them.  I've tried... oh how I've tried.  I just can't pull it off.  It just doesn't feel personal enough when I write this POV.  I always want more.  I want to actually feel like I'm inside the character's head, not just writing or reading about it.  I've written one or two short stories in third person, but every time I start a novel in it, I end up reworking it into first.

Which POV do you write in most or exclusively?  Do you like to read one over another?

(Check out the latest issue of Writer's Digest for an article by James V. Smith Jr. that analyzes the pros and cons of each POV. It's good.)

Happy Monday!