Lately, besides some thrillers by Stephen King, I’ve been
reading some books written in first person point-of-view. I’m doing this because my mystery series WIP
is written in first person point-of-view.
I’m hoping to get a better understanding so this is going to be a series
worth reading when I eventually get the books published. I’m working on rewrites and not satisfied
enough yet to send the first book to the gal who graciously agreed to read it
for me. I hope she’s still up to it when
I get the job finished.
I’ve learned that it’s okay to have several people’s point-of-view in the books, which is a good thing because I thought I may be
overdoing it. The books by Paula Hawkins
are wonderful and written in first person with multiple narrators. Has anyone read Girl on a Train or Into the
Water? She gets a bit carried away
with all the narrators in the latter book.
I think this is why she includes a directory of characters in the front
of the book. This is something to keep
in mind as I do rewrites.
Writing in first person point-of-view is way more difficult
than third person, but it can be done. The
books mentioned above are best sellers.
My problem is never my imagination, or simply not wanting to
write. Sadly, its money issues that
plaque me the most, so I find myself constantly working. I’ve changed jobs and love it where I am now
that I finally have day shift. Night
shifts were a killer for me due to some health issues. All the cleaning at night is best left for
the younger generation of workers.
Now due to the fact I live in the desert, which has months
of triple digits in the summer, many of the residents leave town for cooler
places. This issue has led to a cut in
hours at my present job, so I’m now looking for a second part-time job to fill
the gap. Hours will eventually increase
at my first part-time job, but not for a while and, meanwhile, as we all know,
bills still come in. I’ve set goals for
myself to get certain bills paid off by a certain date. This is an absolute must, so I plan on
working two jobs for at least six months.
I do fully intend to keep rewriting my book during this time
and hope I’ll have some energy left to do so.
Thank you all for bearing with me.
I’ll need beta readers too eventually.
If anyone knows of someone, let me know.
