IWSG Day Question: Whose perspective do you like to write from best, the hero (protagonist) or the villain (antagonist)? And why?
The awesome co-hosts for the March 6 posting of the IWSG are Fundy Blue, Beverly Stowe McClure, Erika Beebe, and Lisa Buie-Collard!
I'd love to be able to write from my villian's perspective, but he won't let me!
Let me explain that statement. I'm currently working on a prequel to my Harmony Duprie Mysteries, and I'm trying to write the story of how Jake, my anti-hero, meets Harmony. I wanted to write it from Jake's point of view.
It didn't work. I've tried four or five times to start the story, but never got past about 500 words. I tried different starting points, I tried a different opening scene, nothing worked.But I finally figured it out. Jake has too many secrets he doesn't want revealed. If I wrote the story from his side, those secrets might be slip out. So, he was blocking me, and I've restarted the story from Harmony's perspective. It's coming aong well, but slowly, thank you.
When I think about it, It's true for all my books. I can think of only one instance out of the seven books I've written where I slipped (temporarily) into the mind of the bad guy.
So Jake's secrets are still safe. Even I don't know what they all are. He won't tell me!
But the new covers for the Harmony Duprie Mysteries aren't a secret. Have you seen them? Here's the new cover for the first book, The Marquesa's Necklace.
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Isn't it fascinating (and frustrating) when our characters reveal or don't reveal their secrets? I've "interviewed" them (asking questions & writing their answers) and sometimes they let things slip. Have fun no matter how you write this story.
ReplyDeleteThat's just it. Jake slipped for a moment and almost revealed something I've been wondering about. Then he shut me down. :) I'll catch him off-balance one of these days and figure out what he's up too!
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