Writing Woes

[erulissedances]

 Yesterday was a slow day at the shop...too slow.  But it allowed me to get a LOT of writing done. 


I'm wrangling with a large opus that I'm working on and trying to decide the Point Of View I should take in it - first person or third person.  It's driving me crazy.  This story has a long way to go, and the thought of writing it twice, once for each POV, disturbs me.  Right now I'm caught up on challenges, I have one for the month of August still to write, and I'll have my weekly prompt coming through on Sunday/Monday, but those usually get together quickly.  Having this story come together firmly with enough personal feel from the main character to justify first person is important to me.  If I can't get enough feeling through the words to justify first person POV, then I should do third.  *sigh*  I am totally torn! 

So I'll pulled in two of my f-list friends from LC (that's my writers board).  I'm asking them to read both versions and let me know which they feel best about.  I have a feeling that I have some major re-writes in my future before I get into the track to to justice to the main character.  It will come, but it's going to be a fight.  

Comments

[rhapsody]

From experience (since I prefer 1st pov myself, but found myself in this very frustrating spot once at the start of a nanowrimo novel), I realised that for a 1st pov, I was disconnected with the character. I decided to leave it alone, work more on character building, just doing other detaily stuff and *plop* there she was. Maybe that helps? I yet have to rewrite the whole damned novel, but oh well, with 1st versions you always throw out 75% and keep the good stuff.

[erulissedances]

Well, I know this character, she's been perching in my brain since March getting ever more strident and insistent on being released since then. So I know her, I know her story, and I think I can tell it if she lets me. First person seems to be the consensus among my friends, so first person it will be.

Thanks for your input, I really appreciated it :-)

- Erulisse (one L)