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Writing difficulties...
Apr. 30th, 2007 07:13 pmSo my story is arguing with itself as to who should narrate. I've got two candidates for who needs to do it, but I don't think I'll be able to keep it a "short" story if I allow them both to narrate. Besides, for the majority of the story, the two characters tell about the same deeds.
Really, 90% of the story needs to be told from Hypatia's POV. It all makes so much more sense to be able to sense her thoughts and understand the motivations behind her actions. In a way, she's the central character.
But there's the tiny problem that she dies in the end, and I need someone to narrate the denouement. I want it to be a conversation between Lysander and Orestes, two secondary characters (though not necessarily, because Lysander can certainly hold claim to the title of "primary character" if not necessarily "main character," again depending on how you look at it). Anyway, as I was saying -- in my head, it makes the most sense to tell the majority of the story from Hypatia's POV, but once she dies I need Lysander to narrate the ending.
Does anyone have a problem with that? Opinions on either side are welcome -- until I figure it out, I'll probably continue writing from Hypatia's POV (I've already got maybe the first 2,000 words down, and they're from her POV).
Thanks for any input. And Austin, if you had a livejournal you would be able to hear my thanks for letting me talk at you today at lunch -- it really was what I needed.
Really, 90% of the story needs to be told from Hypatia's POV. It all makes so much more sense to be able to sense her thoughts and understand the motivations behind her actions. In a way, she's the central character.
But there's the tiny problem that she dies in the end, and I need someone to narrate the denouement. I want it to be a conversation between Lysander and Orestes, two secondary characters (though not necessarily, because Lysander can certainly hold claim to the title of "primary character" if not necessarily "main character," again depending on how you look at it). Anyway, as I was saying -- in my head, it makes the most sense to tell the majority of the story from Hypatia's POV, but once she dies I need Lysander to narrate the ending.
Does anyone have a problem with that? Opinions on either side are welcome -- until I figure it out, I'll probably continue writing from Hypatia's POV (I've already got maybe the first 2,000 words down, and they're from her POV).
Thanks for any input. And Austin, if you had a livejournal you would be able to hear my thanks for letting me talk at you today at lunch -- it really was what I needed.