On the Corner of First and Third
Sep. 12th, 2007 09:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xakaraInitially, it appeared that my urban fantasy novels would be first person, and my paranormal romance novellas would be in third person, and all was right with the world. Well now I have two UF's that want to be third and two PR's that want to be first and it's messing up my gameplan.
There's an intimacy to first person that better feels suited to the long haul of a novel. (For Me anyway). Whereas novellas are something I can carry in the ominiscent third without feeling removed from the characters and the situation. I don't know that I can stay connected for 90k in third. That's an awful long time to juggle everyone without the filter of a dominant mind.
Just as odd to me is the idea of letting a character take over my head for a mere 30k. I want some long term commitment outta someone who is going to be that up close and personal in my grey matter. I'm not the one night stand type and expect a first person character to put out on a regular bases. It doesn't have to be a series, but 90k is a minimum and I expect cameos somewhere down the line.
Am I being too rigid? I don't tend to limit myself until I try something, yet in this I don't know how far to experiment. With so many projects on the table I don't have time to backtrack and change perspective because something isn't working.
Of course the issue might be in predicting the length of the projects at this point. Perhaps they are going to be just what they always are and I've misjudged. Or mayhaps I just have too many personalities on these next projects for povs to be rigid.
Don't know. That's why I'm rambling here.
So when you find yourself on the corner of First and Third, do you take the route you always take or close your eyes and let the car do the steering?
POV Ramble Done
~X
Just as odd to me is the idea of letting a character take over my head for a mere 30k. I want some long term commitment outta someone who is going to be that up close and personal in my grey matter. I'm not the one night stand type and expect a first person character to put out on a regular bases. It doesn't have to be a series, but 90k is a minimum and I expect cameos somewhere down the line.
Am I being too rigid? I don't tend to limit myself until I try something, yet in this I don't know how far to experiment. With so many projects on the table I don't have time to backtrack and change perspective because something isn't working.
Of course the issue might be in predicting the length of the projects at this point. Perhaps they are going to be just what they always are and I've misjudged. Or mayhaps I just have too many personalities on these next projects for povs to be rigid.
Don't know. That's why I'm rambling here.
So when you find yourself on the corner of First and Third, do you take the route you always take or close your eyes and let the car do the steering?
POV Ramble Done
~X
