Tuesday, July 19, 2011
What do you think of my first page?
As mentioned, the name repetition is a problem. In a scene with only one person you probably don't even need to give the reader a name. Think about "point-of-view." Whose eyes are we seeing this through? There's no one but Bruce so we should be solidly in his head in all the descriptions and emotions. If you do that, this will be much more compelling because we'll not only see the scene but feel the emotion. As it is, there is no excitement in finding land because we don't experience that with the character. That doesn't mean you need to write it in first person, You can stay in POV in third person and do it very well. It will take a little practice but think of it as experiencing everything as the character does and you'll get it. You want us to feel like we're Bruce by the second sentence..
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