Ruxandra rewrite is done.

[nolawitch58]

Her final chapters are turned in to the writers' group. I should have everything back by mid-August to finish polishing. I've started high level plotting my next work, which is not the project I expected to do. The next thing could become a series since it's more about a group of people and not a single protagonist. For simplicity, I'm sticking with third person omniscient. I don't get how people write first person without feeling weird. Besides, first person limits a writer to what the protagonist experiences.

There is a vitamin chew that Sonny will eat. GNC makes it, and it's for senior cats. At sixteen, Sonny is definitely a senior. I was stuck in PetSmart while it was raining hard, so I spent the time reading labels and looking at larger purchases. They also now carry better topical flea repellents, such as Advantage and Frontline, without having to get it through the veterinary part of the store. Hooray! There's a lovely piece of cat furniture I want to get but I want hubby to check it out first since he's the cat whisperer around here.

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[blackbyrd2.livejournal.com]

I find it is easier to write first person, although I did once write a horror story which bounced back and forth between first and 3rd Omniscient. (The 'authorities' will tell you to never, ever switch perspectives in a story, but it can be done if you provide a break- simple chapter breaks are often plenty, although occassionally you can switch between paragraphs, with some careful editing.)

First lets you get inside the character's head, and know what they know, and learn how they think and what they're likely to do. Makes it easy to keep in character, but I can see where it can get weird. The horror story was pretty weird, even with the breaks in perspective.

ETA: And yeah, writing a first person perspective for a group would be rough. I suppose you could pick a single person and follow them. Might make for some interesting surprises, but I'd be afraid of ending up with hours of exposition explaining how things got where they were.

[nolawitch.livejournal.com]

See, I've found that it's easier to SHOW the action in third person omniscient. Explain what character A is doing and saying. Show what character B said and did after that in response. Describe the setting a little. Maybe it's just the way my brain works best. I'm not going to try anything different at this stage.

[blackbyrd2.livejournal.com]

I am a huge believer in doing what works. If you like the way you write, you absolutely should write that way. :)

[saminz.livejournal.com]

I just read "Sons" by Evan Hunter - a book where three men (grandfather, father, son) take turns at "first person".
Works extremely well to show the historical development of attitude and the new ways of dealing with a concept people will find in difficult circumstances.

I'm sure it would work for a group, too. But I agree - it does seem a bit simpler to stay out of their minds ;-).

Best regards to "hubby" and Sonny!