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@kate-flournoy You available to talk on the doc for a bit?
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@Kate-Flournoy Help, I need motivation.
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@That_Writer_Girl_99 sorry I missed you. 🙁 I’m about to walk out the door too. I might possibly be available Friday though.
*hands you inspiration just in case*@That_Writer_Girl_99 I have been summoned. May I be of assistance?
Google doc? @kate-flournoy
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@kate-flournoy You there? Google doc?
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@That_Writer_Girl_99 unfortunately just leaving. :/
Alright. 🙂 @kate-flournoy
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@kate-flournoy You on? I need help.
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@That_Writer_Girl_99 sorry I missed you. 🙁 Keep tagging me… eventually I’ll be here at the same time. 😛
@kate-flournoy I’m on now if you are.
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@kate-flournoy I’ll just leave this here for you to respond to when you come back on.
Chapter 1 of Prison is completely converted to third person, but still from Kara’s perspective. And I really, really don’t like it. I like being able to see inside Kara’s head, and this new version just seems heavier–harder to show her character.
That being said, I still think the first 6 chapters could use some edits. Should I leave the story in 1st person and focus on the weaker chapters?
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@That_Writer_Girl_99 I still haven’t had a chance to read that. D: Sorry… I should get to it soon. But just for now, Imma risk @Emma-Flournoy’s wrath and say if you don’t like third person, don’t use it. First person mightn’t have the scope third person does, but for those who can write it well it makes up for that in depth. I’m going to hazard a guess that since the story came to you in first person, it was meant to be written in first person. But if you’re stuck using a tense you don’t like and aren’t comfortable with, no one in the world says you have to keep using it. Personally, from what I know of your idea, I think your first instinct was right and it is a first person story. There is much to be said for third person (I use it almost exclusively) but different tenses (are they called that?) fit different ideas differently, and ultimately your subconscious comfort level with your story will be the surest indicator of when something is off.
@That_Writer_Girl_99 I’m over on the doc. 😉
@That_Writer_Girl_99 Hey, I’m willing to admit First Person can be great, and I cite @Writefury’s Blank Mastermind as proof. 😉 I just…Kara’s wasn’t doing much for me. *helpless shrug* You know if it was I’d say so, I would. Maybe you don’t need to change to Third Person, maybe the First Person writing just needs more practice, or a different angle, or something. I wouldn’t know which, unfortunately. I’ve never written First Person except in my journal and that doesn’t count. XD
I will say though, it could also be just that you’re not used to writing in Third, so it needs more time; maybe if you worked with it more it would start working for you.
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