*headdesk x1000*

[agilebrit]

Nothing like being nearly 4200 words into a story before it starts clamoring at you that it wants to be in first person. It's the best thing ever.

I guess the question is, should I just write the damn thing in first person going forward and then fix the first 4000 words in edits, or should I continue in limited third and try to force it into a shape it doesn't want to be in.

Actually, I know the answer to that, and the answer is "Don't argue with the Muse because the Muse is frequently correct."

Especially since I just wrote the next sentence in first person anyway.

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[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Ah, yah, it's a different creative process that you can't fix in edits. Right now I'm just doing word vomit. I like what I have so far, and the words are actually coming, so that's a plus, anyway.

But the fact that I'm 5500 words into this thing and haven't hit the first pinch point yet bodes ill for it not being an unwieldy bastard.

Welp. I'll just have to see what happens. This is definitely an adventure...