OMG, you're my doppleganger.You may end up like me with this novel stewing for a good 15 years and still only have precise scenes, character sketches and no real plot. THat's my book.
Just fiddle around and see which one sounds the best. I changed my narrative from past tense to present, and I still monkey around with it. If you get stuck on a scene or a character, write a snippet of the scene or the character a few different ways until you get some ideas. I learned more about a character once by writing him from his own first-person view, from his wife's first-person view, and from third-person past tense and present tense. You may never put anything of the snippet in the actual work, but it's a reference you can use to inform your writing
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Well, that and how much coke and cigarettes they consume. Hah.
At any rate, yeah, that's not a bad idea. It's easier for me to write it in third, but I just get stuck when it comes to parts where I like to use stream of conscious and shit.
Haha, I've missed you too! I'm building a dodgy boat as you read this, it should hopefully make it all the way over to Americaland. It's made out of plasticine and dog hair, it cost practically nothing to whip together. I can't believe nobody's used these materials to make a boat before. Maybe there's a reason... oh well.
You could come visit me instead... but it shouldn't be that long now until I'm a squillionaire and I can take my own private jet. You'd better prepare yourself for some rough lovin' though... my hugs have been known to kill fully grown men.
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At any rate, yeah, that's not a bad idea. It's easier for me to write it in third, but I just get stuck when it comes to parts where I like to use stream of conscious and shit.
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Surprise!
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come visit me already you turd!
will you?
puhleeeaaaseeee???????
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You could come visit me instead... but it shouldn't be that long now until I'm a squillionaire and I can take my own private jet. You'd better prepare yourself for some rough lovin' though... my hugs have been known to kill fully grown men.
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from here we can jsut take a hard left
and we'll be in rickkatelynistan
i think i can handle it =]
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