FIRST PERSON IS SUCH A SCARY THING FOR ME! I don't know what it is, it just feels like you have to know that character so intimately to be able to use "I" as the pronoun, you know? And that's a bit of a frightening thing, to know a character that well. Or at least, I think so.
THANK YOU! I can see it too. You're always going on about how my writing it rife with imagery, and I've been thinking about that. I really am a visual person, when I think about it - and it's really wonderful that you've helped me realize that. Knowing what my strength is is a pretty great feeling.
THAT IS THE WEIRD THING. I wrote the whole thing thinking that the narrator was totally a dude - albeit a sophisticated one with a taste for the arts - but when I finished and re-read it to edit, the character totally read as a woman. It was baffling! It makes me doubt my ability to write men, but at the same time, I can't even tell exactly what about the narrator that makes me think it's a woman. >_____________________________>
I assume it's a woman. I'm going to leave the rest of my thoughts separately after reading ki's comment. So I can build on the constructive-ness of it all. yeah
I would really like to read more of this! I mean, the bit that you posted doesn't have that much of an AU feel, so it reads like regular ol' spn fic, but still. I am intrigued.
There were a few mechanical errors, and the third last paragraph reads a little stiff. But it's clear that it's a snippet from a bigger piece, and I'm really excited for you that this has gone tens of thousands. :D
Nope, mmhmm, I know what you mean. The way I write - at least, for pasleseul - is pretty much: 1) let prompt stew in brain 2) get random inspiration from work 3) have vague idea on what it's going to be about 4) sit down and write for two, three hours. It never comes together in a clear picture until I've really started writing, sometimes until I'm done writing. I've never been great at that whole plotting-things-out thing, so I never really know what I'm writing until I'm actually writing it.
lol that was convoluted. I hope I made some sense?
YES, I would be honoured to read the whole thing, once you have a draft. It's so exciting that you have a NOVEL in the works!!
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THANK YOU! I can see it too. You're always going on about how my writing it rife with imagery, and I've been thinking about that. I really am a visual person, when I think about it - and it's really wonderful that you've helped me realize that. Knowing what my strength is is a pretty great feeling.
THAT IS THE WEIRD THING. I wrote the whole thing thinking that the narrator was totally a dude - albeit a sophisticated one with a taste for the arts - but when I finished and re-read it to edit, the character totally read as a woman. It was baffling! It makes me doubt my ability to write men, but at the same time, I can't even tell exactly what about the narrator that makes me think it's a woman. >_____________________________>
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There were a few mechanical errors, and the third last paragraph reads a little stiff. But it's clear that it's a snippet from a bigger piece, and I'm really excited for you that this has gone tens of thousands. :D
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lol that was convoluted. I hope I made some sense?
YES, I would be honoured to read the whole thing, once you have a draft. It's so exciting that you have a NOVEL in the works!!
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