This is getting out of hand, seriously.
So, I just got up. I'm on my first coffee of the day. It's peaceful and chilled and I don't have a care in the world. Also, the fic writing process is turning into fic in its own right.
Ryan: "If you had a minute, I wanted to talk to you."
Me, blinking stupidly: "Since when does anyone have the courtesy to ask? But yeah, shoot."
Ryan: "So, it's always a bad idea to rely on external validation when it comes to your art."
Me, lighting a cigarette: "Ryan, it's fan fiction, not the Great American Novel. I'm a comment whore."
Ryan, rolling his eyes at me like I'm a little slow: "The point..."
Me: "Seriously, don't you dare."
Ryan: "No, listen. This is your story. It matters."
Me, trying the put-upon Spencer face without much success: "Yeah, listening."
Ryan: "The point is, there are reasons why you chose first person perspective."
Me: "Cause Brendon's a pain in the ass?"
Ryan, rolling his eyes: "He's not actually real."
Me: "Pot."
Ryan, smirking: "You're the one having a conversation with me."
Me: "Yeah, you got a point. So. Reasons."
Ryan: "Right. First off, the way I see it, the first person perspective will only be a tool to tell another guy's story. Cause this part isn't going to be about Brendon at all and we both know it."
Me, panicking: "No, hang on. I promised..."
Ryan: "Bullshit. It's about Brendon's one true love, and as such, Brendon isn't gonna be the center of attention. By giving him the chance to tell the story from a first person perspective, you'll get the opportunity to show the other character through Brendon's eyes, which is important if you're hoping for any reader to actually see him as anything but a shit-head smack addict. What you're trying to write right now is a prequel to the events that unfold in the part of the story you already posted, so keeping the same perspective for the sake of continuity is unneccesary and probably even counterproductive. "
Me: "Brendon offered you a blowjob for talking me into first person POV, right?"
Ryan, once again with the impatient: "But it totally makes sense! It's a widely used tool in literature to put a positive spin on a character who's got nothing going for him. You can make anybody appear human by describing them through the eyes of someone who actually likes them. I mean, take Paul Auster, for instance. He makes an overweight taxi-driver your new favourite person. Chuck Palahaniuk; a rabid mass murderer."
Me: "I hate to break it to you, kid. I'm not Paul Auster or Chuck Palahniuk."
Ryan: "No. But let's not pretend you aren't gonna die trying."
I proceeded to open a word document and get back to the story, trying to not linger on the question how it's possible to create a character in your head who gets to be smarter then you can ever hope to be.
Ryan: "If you had a minute, I wanted to talk to you."
Me, blinking stupidly: "Since when does anyone have the courtesy to ask? But yeah, shoot."
Ryan: "So, it's always a bad idea to rely on external validation when it comes to your art."
Me, lighting a cigarette: "Ryan, it's fan fiction, not the Great American Novel. I'm a comment whore."
Ryan, rolling his eyes at me like I'm a little slow: "The point..."
Me: "Seriously, don't you dare."
Ryan: "No, listen. This is your story. It matters."
Me, trying the put-upon Spencer face without much success: "Yeah, listening."
Ryan: "The point is, there are reasons why you chose first person perspective."
Me: "Cause Brendon's a pain in the ass?"
Ryan, rolling his eyes: "He's not actually real."
Me: "Pot."
Ryan, smirking: "You're the one having a conversation with me."
Me: "Yeah, you got a point. So. Reasons."
Ryan: "Right. First off, the way I see it, the first person perspective will only be a tool to tell another guy's story. Cause this part isn't going to be about Brendon at all and we both know it."
Me, panicking: "No, hang on. I promised..."
Ryan: "Bullshit. It's about Brendon's one true love, and as such, Brendon isn't gonna be the center of attention. By giving him the chance to tell the story from a first person perspective, you'll get the opportunity to show the other character through Brendon's eyes, which is important if you're hoping for any reader to actually see him as anything but a shit-head smack addict. What you're trying to write right now is a prequel to the events that unfold in the part of the story you already posted, so keeping the same perspective for the sake of continuity is unneccesary and probably even counterproductive. "
Me: "Brendon offered you a blowjob for talking me into first person POV, right?"
Ryan, once again with the impatient: "But it totally makes sense! It's a widely used tool in literature to put a positive spin on a character who's got nothing going for him. You can make anybody appear human by describing them through the eyes of someone who actually likes them. I mean, take Paul Auster, for instance. He makes an overweight taxi-driver your new favourite person. Chuck Palahaniuk; a rabid mass murderer."
Me: "I hate to break it to you, kid. I'm not Paul Auster or Chuck Palahniuk."
Ryan: "No. But let's not pretend you aren't gonna die trying."
I proceeded to open a word document and get back to the story, trying to not linger on the question how it's possible to create a character in your head who gets to be smarter then you can ever hope to be.