June 13th, 2007
It stinks some times, doesn’t it? Well, I just figured something out. To write dark I need to start with the hero’s point of view. I always do this with my Nocturnes, so maybe it is just habit, but I have just made three attempts to start a book from either a third characters point of view or the heroine’s and it came out snarky both times…not dark. I want dark.
The start of a dark book is really important to me. The start is important with any book, but with a dark book I really need to cement the mood before I can start. And, for some reason this seems easier in the hero’s point of view. Go figure.
So back to the thinking board. I have to figure out the mood…what is going on that is dark, so I can write dark. Sigh.
I’m having a similar problem right now. Not the beginning, but chapter two. I’ve realized I need to start it in the hero’s pov and I want it to be dark. It’s so difficult for me to go back when its already been written in the heroine’s.
by Renee June 14th, 2007 at 5:00 pmFor some reason I kind of like rewriting a scene to the other character’s POV. Maybe it’s because if I feel I have to do it, its because I’m stuck and it is definitely a great way to get unstuck.
by Lori June 14th, 2007 at 5:23 pmGood luck!!
Lori