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Comment by Brigid Gaffikin on February 7, 2013 at 5:56pm

Thanks Kelly! Guess I'd been scared to try it -- spent the whole morning rewriting and it looks like 1P is the way to go for now. It makes a lot more sense for the whodunnit aspect of my story, too...

Thanks Sheri! Not even trying to think about the industry right now -- just trying to get out a decent draft in a voice that works ;) 

Comment by Beverly Stowe McClure on February 7, 2013 at 9:17am

Thank you, Sheri. :)

Comment by Kelly Hashway on February 7, 2013 at 9:02am

Brigid, try rewriting some in the first person POV. It will probably be very apparent to you which POV works better when you have something to compare.

As for the age, what made you think you should lower it? Do you think your plot is too complicated? Are you worried it will be a tough sell? Something must have sparked that. See if there's a bigger issue that you should be addressing in there.

Comment by Kelly Hashway on February 7, 2013 at 8:55am

Thanks so much, Sheri! I really appreciate it. :)

Staff Comment by Sheri Larsen on February 7, 2013 at 8:28am

Beverly and Kelly - just posted on FB for you! :) All wait a few days and post for you, Darby. 

Staff Comment by Sheri Larsen on February 7, 2013 at 8:16am

Got it, Bev!

Staff Comment by Sheri Larsen on February 7, 2013 at 8:09am

Sounds like you've got some decisions to make, Brigid. I think most of them are totally up to you, not the industry. Sometimes it's hard to decide what we want to do. LOL I'm going through that right now. 

Comment by Brigid Gaffikin on February 6, 2013 at 9:03pm

Well, I'm going to let it all hang out here ;) Thanks for prompting us to check in, Sheri! My WIP is a revision of my Nano and it's a vast improvement on what I ended up with in Nov (not that I could have done it *without* Nano). But now I'm stuck. I'd love to hear how others have shaped their stories for an MG audience.

I'm committed to writing an MG story, even though the MC is 13, b/c the story is largely about her coming to terms with who she is. But as I tinker with the plot and fill in all those holes I conveniently ignored in November, I can't stop wondering whether I should drop her age to 11 or 12 and clean up the (probably too complicated) plot, or just dig in and go for an upper MG audience. Plus, do I stick with third person close POV or switch to first person present... Too many problems, all self-inflicted, but would love to hear how others have pushed through early-stage revisions!

Comment by Beverly Stowe McClure on February 5, 2013 at 4:18pm

Sheri. I just sent the information. Thank you. I'll remember to check FaceBook. Really forgot about it. :)

Comment by Kelly Hashway on February 5, 2013 at 2:34pm

That's really sweet of you to do, Sheri. :)

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