tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post4619596622521555011..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Risky Business MomentsProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-8102705880639033812011-07-07T16:11:25.858-05:002011-07-07T16:11:25.858-05:00Matt, I'd totally agree on that. Epic fantasy ...Matt, I'd totally agree on that. Epic fantasy is my foundation, so naturally most POV is 3rd person. My personal idol and author that I've modeled my writing on is George RR Martin, so I love 3rd person limited with some omni in there. I've tried 1st person and it just doesn't work for me...even in more contemporary settings.John Zeleznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301257444191880316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-24084535528916695042011-07-07T14:49:14.368-05:002011-07-07T14:49:14.368-05:00Rewrites are a pain in the neck! I'm going thr...Rewrites are a pain in the neck! I'm going through a first pass revision now and it's making my head spin!JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-34981035696548511892011-07-07T09:12:12.505-05:002011-07-07T09:12:12.505-05:00Changing gender three times? Boy? Girl? And .....?...Changing gender three times? Boy? Girl? And .....? Sorry, couldn't resist.<br /><br />I have a book I started in 2001 that has been through EVERYTHING. It was first told through multiple POVs that I switched to first person. It was written as a journal; I switched to (mainly) straight narrative. It took place over three years; I condensed it to one. This was work that was done before my agent put me through 5-6 revisions. If it ever sells, you know the drill. <br /><br />It's better now, that's for sure!Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-78854399251031198672011-07-07T00:23:11.123-05:002011-07-07T00:23:11.123-05:00I don't like I'd allow myself to have a Ri...I don't like I'd allow myself to have a Risky Business moment, hehe. The idea would pop into my head and I'd be "nah, you've worked hard to get it like that. Why change it?". That could be the reason why I don't get far when I write...Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-77210789792954028622011-07-06T22:12:50.871-05:002011-07-06T22:12:50.871-05:00I think the propensity for 3rd person omni, or eve...I think the propensity for 3rd person omni, or even 3rd ... somewhere between limited and omni ... for a lot of us comes from reading a lot of epic fantasy. Or is that just me?Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-11021468319481557722011-07-06T21:34:03.180-05:002011-07-06T21:34:03.180-05:00I have book slated to be rewritten in the 1st pers...I have book slated to be rewritten in the 1st person, but that's only after I finish the two I have going in the 3rd! <br /><br />I rewrote my first book several times. It was painful, but paid off!<br /><br />If it doesn't kill ya.... ;)Hilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-32022480532681890322011-07-06T21:20:07.719-05:002011-07-06T21:20:07.719-05:00Changing the gender of a character, three times?! ...Changing the gender of a character, three times?! Wow, that's an overhaul indeed, lol.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-55304705030694659532011-07-06T21:16:26.373-05:002011-07-06T21:16:26.373-05:00I am so uncomfortable writing in anything other th...I am so uncomfortable writing in anything other than third person. I don't know why. I've had those chopping moments though on some of my books. Winter's Discord went through that several times.John Zeleznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301257444191880316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-26147273233123860332011-07-06T10:26:08.185-05:002011-07-06T10:26:08.185-05:00Do you got to put all of these gems into a Syd Fel...Do you got to put all of these gems into a Syd Feld type book. I bet it'd sell. 90K? Supremely jealous.Copyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339752422561039109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-42585145216450142262011-07-06T10:24:22.769-05:002011-07-06T10:24:22.769-05:00I've rewritten a couple of novels, changing fr...I've rewritten a couple of novels, changing from 3rd to 1st person. And I've changed tenses, too. I think the big changes can open doors that you didn't even know existed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-38692817867336629022011-07-06T09:28:22.599-05:002011-07-06T09:28:22.599-05:00good luck with this! wow, im impressed! loved this...good luck with this! wow, im impressed! loved this movie as a kid too :)The Onion Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226914646180117369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-54169264923347671382011-07-06T08:59:29.812-05:002011-07-06T08:59:29.812-05:00Oh, thanks for posting this! I'm in the middle...Oh, thanks for posting this! I'm in the middle of a rewrite too! I'm glad I'm not alone!Mike Nevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-80618143733317023792011-07-06T08:52:56.908-05:002011-07-06T08:52:56.908-05:00I'm undertaking a major Risky Business by rewr...I'm undertaking a major Risky Business by rewriting my novel from the first person perspective of two main characters. It works well in my imagination...now I'll see how well it turns out in the actual story.Carmen @ Life Lineshttp://positiverandomthoughts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-37130378401354027932011-07-06T05:53:41.116-05:002011-07-06T05:53:41.116-05:00I'm currently re-writing a novel that was over...I'm currently re-writing a novel that was over 300,000 words in the first draft, from 3rd person into 1st (among other changes) and it's actually quite liberating. I mean, yeah, it's a lot of work, but that's nobody's fault but my long-winded own.<br /><br />Great point, thanks, Mike!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com