tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094002722794697932.post4297121752762042283..comments2023-10-28T02:48:28.855-07:00Comments on i know, write?!?: on the corner of 1st and 3rdUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094002722794697932.post-22974895286036507372010-03-09T23:08:17.025-08:002010-03-09T23:08:17.025-08:00christine - the "we have to talk" conver...christine - the "we have to talk" conversation between you and your previous wip is one of the funniest things i've ever read!<br />and thank you for the advice about creating two story arcs. this wip is very different from my others in that it's the first multi-layered novel i've done, all the others have been very linear. <br />i know i will be spending a great deal of time editing because i want to make sure it's a strong piece - not rushed or sloppy.mihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846929965982469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094002722794697932.post-28347088791509047522010-03-08T13:10:20.857-08:002010-03-08T13:10:20.857-08:00This is so interesting to read b/c I recently set ...This is so interesting to read b/c I recently set aside a WIP with 2 main characters told from alternating 1st person POV. It was fun to do, and Maura's right about keeping the voices and mannerisms distinct. The book didn't work for other reasons, but I enjoyed alternating "heads." <br /><br />One other thing to deal with is that instead of one story arc, you now have to create two--each with emotional resonance, increasing tension and good closure. Which also is fun, in a sort of beating-one's-head-against-a-rock kind of way. <br /><br />Kudos to you for stepping back, seeing what needed to be done, and being willing to sacrifice chunks of writing. Been there--that's hard!Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094002722794697932.post-73368816184336394872010-03-07T01:32:47.838-08:002010-03-07T01:32:47.838-08:00gabrielle - thanks!
maura - thank you so much for...gabrielle - thanks!<br /><br />maura - thank you so much for your advice. i agree with third person omniscient being too distant at times. i definitely felt that with my wip, which is a major reason i changed to first person.<br />and you make a really good point about keeping the voice and mannerisms of the two main characters distinct. i keep that in mind as i write, and i'm sure i will have some changes to make when i go in to do edits after my first draft is done.mihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846929965982469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094002722794697932.post-15592824307838978342010-03-04T10:11:18.723-08:002010-03-04T10:11:18.723-08:00True omniscient is actually quite hard to write in...True omniscient is actually quite hard to write in. It's a state where everything is known and visible and I think it's actually quite distancing from the characters.<br /><br />I write in either first or a deep third person POV as my preference and find those POVs much easier to both read and write.<br /><br />I will say I've never been fond of stories with two first person POVs - usually because I get lost between the two and it's not clear whose head I'm in at the time. My best advice is to make sure the voices and mannerisms of the two main characters are distinct and obviously different so the readers KNOW whose head they are in and make the breaks very distinct as well (like your aforementioned chapters).Maura Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160491439597824853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094002722794697932.post-23803477456349500572010-03-04T03:11:01.363-08:002010-03-04T03:11:01.363-08:00it sounds great...good luck :Dit sounds great...good luck :Dgabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939640235554698006noreply@blogger.com