
The manuscript isn't that old - I started writing it after my agent had sold EDGES to FSG (and we all know that it was published two and a half years later!) I wrote another double narrative in the third person past tense. I LOVE double narratives, because I love how it shows different points of view! And I think that it's so important to remember that our perspective is not the only one, as I did in EDGES, showing the different faces of addiction in families.
But it wasn't working for IN YOUR FACE. Now, I don't want to give away too much, but it's based on a trip down to Panama City Beach in Florida to participate in a cheerleading convention, ON A REALITY TV SHOW. How could I have not written it in first person present all along?
I can hear my main character's voice better. She's more alive. It's so different! Such a great exercise! It is not merely changing the she to I, the was to is. Check out the one sentence I was able to work on this morning:
The ride to the airport rushed by in a blur. Memories of things said tugging at her mind, things that she would rather not think about.
Changes to:
The ride to the airport is a blur as memories tug at the corners of my mind. Self analysis has never been my friend, so I try to focus on my environment, even though we have left Manhattan far behind. I wish that we had stopped in Harlem to buy a mango-on-a-stick or at least some honey-roasted peanuts, but how could I have done that with a camera in my face?
It's so immediate, and works better for the situation. I am hearing her thoughts. And dialogue is so different too - there's no he said, she said.
The whole manuscript is going to either be cut, or changed, so why am I even working from it? It's like a blanky, I need it for security! I'm tricking myself into thinking I'm just revising, when I am really rewriting and reconstructing.
Maybe that's why I've been procrastinating so much! Today's excuse? My daughter is sick, so I've been cuddling her while she dozes. (I'm supposed to be at the library with Judy Blundell, but she understands.) Right now my daughter is watching The Lady and the Tramp with eyes glazed over, while I at least write something.
Look forward to learning about your cheerleading/reality adventures and how that translates into a novel.
ReplyDeleteAre there any clips on YouTube?
Post a linky-do if there are. :)
I'm writing a novel right now in present tense, first person. It's tricky at first but I really love it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your revising :D
Also if I may be so bold, I think the present tense first person writing style is quite appropriately "In Your Face" ! :D
ReplyDeleteOh and last but not least, hope your daughter feels better soon for both of you guys' sakes.
ReplyDeleteI have Edges on order and I can't wait to read it :)
Carrie - I was on the second episode of a show that lasted only five episodes. The show was called INTO CHARACTER, about making movie dreams come true. It was very sweet - probably why it didn't last, and I can't find any clips!
ReplyDeleteJenny - thanks for all of your comments and I hope you enjoy EDGES!
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