Hmmm...well, some of six is done, but I may be chopping one of the chapters out.

I get to chapter five/six (depending) and realize that maybe I do need to switch to first person. This is is not what I want to hear from myself. I want to hear, "Yes, this is so wonderful I could swoon and leave it as is."

Well, no. Can't do that. I tried adding a "villain" POV in one of the scenes/chapters, and it feels a tad melodramatic. And maybe I should just stay with heroine's POV as intended. Only, yeah, maybe first pov. I'm gonna write a chapter or two more in third and see if it continues to feel too distant.

A crit pal had asked me why it wasn't in first. Basically, I wanted the freedome to move into other POVs and I wanted the distance, the "fairy tale fantasy story" feel of third.

But I'm willing to be flexible.

I did figure out one plot hole (of two vexing ones) that was making me a crazy woman with a sharp pencil, stalking blank pages in hopes of a plot clue. So, one down, one to go.

I still like this story. I still want to know my heroine better. And I'm still not sure how this ends, which is also vexing me, as I wanted to have a synopsis written out by now (so I can send to helpful editor offering advice).

I do have more of my world details (not all). Yay.

I do have that plot hole sorted out sort of. Yay.

I do have a sense of what my heroine's true mission is. Yay.

And I've added a bit more conflict to an opening scene. Yay.

I'm still psyched! Yay.

But I have a long ways to go.

And I may be doing it in the "I" mode.

So, any of you had to switch POV's? How much of a pain was that? Or was it rather thrilling to make the change?

Labels: plot/plotting, POV, the middle, worldbuilding, writing process