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So, y’all, I’ve gotta say it. I really really miss working on The Apostle’s Sister. *releases a breath* There. I said it. XD Tbh I’m beginning to think that it’ll be impossible for me to work on anything else while this story remains unwritten. Although I must admit I’m very scared to work on it again. *tear slowly trickles down face*
Anyways. Enough of that.
I was thinking a ton about TAS today and couldn’t shake this new idea that came into my mind: What if I added another perspective to the novel? I really need to beef up the plot – it’s pretty simplistic now – and this would be a way to do that.
I haven’t worked out all the details yet, but the second perspective would parallel Temira’s (although hers would still take precedence). Basically, it would be the POV of a woman whose brother was imprisoned and murdered by Paul in his persecuting days. She would suffer from trauma because of that experience and be fueled by a desire to see Paul receive just consequences for the murder. She would get her own story, which wouldn’t revolve directly around Paul, but her rage and bitterness would be the driving force in many of her actions. I would tie in the subplot eventually, of course, and eventually have her and Temira come face-to-face (perhaps even a meeting with Paul, separately or together). Here’s where it gets really interesting – although this character will most likely have a negative arc, I would definitely want her to be equally as sympathetic and likeable as Temira. Which would be really tricky to pull off given her character, that’s for sure!
I want y’all’s opinion on this idea and whether I should go for it or not. Also, whether I should get back to writing TAS
because I miss it day and night.Any tips? And what is everyone’s take on adding another perspective to a novel in general? Have you done it? What advice would you give?
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wow I would say YES but I really like adding a traumatized person to my stories and then tying in their story with the plot!
I would say as long as you make sure to keep it tied into the plot, do it. Like maybe they just miss each other or something…
anyways yes!
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@joy-caroline That sounds awesome! I’m all for parallels! Sounds like it would be hard to pull off but if you could do it, that’d be really good!
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
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Ugh, I totally get what you’re talking about! Sometimes daydream about my other books while writing a blah one, and I’m like “why am I even writing this??”
So I’d say go for it. If you got problems, face ’em head-on. That way, you’ll be able to get over the problem more quickly. And as for your idea, I’m loving it!!! I’m personally trying to beef up my own plot and I’m also using different POVs for it.
Also, remember that writing shouldn’t be stressed over, and that it should stay fun. Once it starts becoming stressful and frustrating, you should maybe take a break. At least, that’s what I always try to tell myself.
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#1 I LOVE the idea of adding another woman’s perspective! It would totally add more to the plot and just all the themes you could entwine…YES! I LOVE IT GO FOR IT DO IT. There. Nuff said.
#2 I am ALL for adding more POVs! I’m currently up to five POVs in BAD, having added Crimson’s in (which I hadn’t planned on doing originally). Seeing everyone else’s perspectives, their thoughts and emotions, and witnessing their journey through the story is sooooo fun!
I have so many stories I can’t even remember the last time I wrote in some of them.
But that wasn’t your point, right? I usually have only a few different perspectives in my stories, but you can have as many as you want! I’d just warn you that you probably should keep the number of PoVs low, and make it clear whose perspective you’re in, so your readers aren’t confused. I don’t know if that’s the advice you’re looking for, but I’m glad to help if it does end up being useful.
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Ooh, I really like the idea of them just missing each other! Or maybe they’re connected in ways they don’t know… hmm.
Thanks, Lin!!
RIGHT. I feel that sooo hard. Honestly I just have to get back to TAS no matter how hard it is, I’m just so passionate about it. I’m even beginning to think that the reason I can’t come up with any other story ideas that last is because God is telling me to work on this one. I’m just gonna have to get back to it. *cracks knuckles*
Aw, thanks for the advice, Ella! Appreciate it!!
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EEP!! Okay, I am totally doing it now. I’ve already been envisioning the other woman’s story and I think it could be epic. I mean, ya don’t know if ya don’t try. *eyes widen in loving theme discussions* Mind sharing the themes you’re thinking of?
Wow, five POVs! That’s so true, too. I have a ton of fun writing from Paul and Seth’s perspectives, and even Reuben’s.
Thanks for the solid advice! I’m planning to separate chapters with the character’s name as the heading, that way readers will know. Thanks again for sharing!
Okey-doke, so I’ve been a tad bit silent on here for a while, but I’ll try to get back in full swing… 🙂
@joy-caroline,
So honestly, I don’t have a ton of advice to give you; my WIP deals with a single character and I don’t have a ton of experience otherwise… but the new character sounds absolutely fascinating! I just found your blog and joined KP fairly recently, so I don’t know a ton about the story or what you’ve done with it up to this point, but I’m excited to see where you take it next!
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Thanks, Faith! I appreciate your input!
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@joy-caroline YAY! Mission accomplished! 😉
To be honest, I can’t think of specific themes off the top of my head, but just you mentioning adding in another perspective on the opposite side of things gave me a…vibe, I guess. I know there’s a loooot you could do with it, though!
Yep, five! It really does make the story a lot more fun with more POVs!
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*Sigh* my post didn’t come through, did you get it in your notifications? I can always re-post it if it didn’t:)
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Ooh, I’m so glad you think so! Themes are my favorite part of writing stories, and I think this character could certainly yield poignant lessons.
Nope, didn’t get it. :'(
@joy-caroline Well, you’re talking to someone whose current WIP has three different perspectives, and I write in first person, so… #sendhelp
I think that adding another perspective to TAS would be lovely!! I love the freedom that the multiple-perspective-style brings, and that I get to explore the story from three different angles. My biggest piece of advice with that would be to make sure the new perspective/character has a very defined place in the narrative, if that makes sense. Personally, the biggest and most common struggle I run into with balancing my various perspectives is ensuring that my characters are active players in the story and not just reacting to the character development or plot points happening around them.
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@joy-caroline 🙂 For sure!
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Aw darn, oh well:) Thank goodness for copy and paste right? Thankfully I copied the post before posting in case it went wacky like my posts do sometimes 🙂
Hi JC! I think this new subplot sounds amazing, (and that you should totally go for it and see what happens:D ). But more importantly here, I haven’t been on KP very much lately and I apologize if I missed it, but why’d you stop working on TAS?! I mean I think it’s an amazing story! So in response to your question of whether or not you should get back to writing TAS… YES! I think you unquestionably should! And if you miss it day and night as you said and miss working on it… well, I once read in a writer’s manual that if you continue to think about a story for more than a few days, you’re on to something. And I’m pretty sure that you’ve been thinking much longer than that about your novel and it really is an awesome idea and yes, 100% you should get back into writing it. I see where it is an exceptional challenge to write, (since biblical fiction is a challenge inside the challenge of the novel itself, which only makes it even harder, I can imagine), I’ve got to be going on four years with my own novel that I feel like I’m going nowhere with it right now, but I can’t get the story and characters out of my head and I miss them very easily, so I keep going. So if you feel that way about TAS, definitely keep going! This novel has incredible potential 😀
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