Lately, I have been scouring over the novels I am reading to gather as much as I can on other author's techniques. One I have employed is telling the story through different characters. I was not sure if I would like this, but I have actually found it much easier to navigate through the story. Each chapter gives a fresh perspective, so I do not feel like I am having to sustain a certain character for too long. I never intended to write from the mind of Jean, the woman who Emma rents from (and also Beth's aunt). She will not have too many chapters, actually. But I decided to give her first appearance in the novel to her own mind. I like it; I think it works. It gives the reader some indication that she, too, has a past filled with secrets. Here is my favorite line from my writing today:
Unlocking the heavy door, Jean hesitantly stepped inside, preparing herself for the black memory, the one that promises its return to her, like the tide’s promise to the sand.
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ReplyDeleteAlso...I changed that line:
ReplyDeletePreparing herself for the black memory that returns to her like the tide's promise to the sand.
Okay...I changed that line again! It now reads,
ReplyDeleteUnlocking the heavy door, Jean prepared herself, as always, for the memories that the place always brought to her, like the tide’s promise to the sand.