I thought about my protagonist a lot yesterday and last night. Couldn’t fall asleep. Sounds good, but it wasn’t because I’m very tired today.
But aside from that I can’t stop myself from wondering why anyone would stay with this…keep reading about this character. Wondering if I can sustain this voice. Sustain interest.
So it didn’t go as well today.
2 comments:
In the past, did you expect a protagonist to be clearly defined and compelling this quickly or is this the result of the countless talk about the need to write a riveting first chapter? It's terrifying to think a publisher won't read beyond the first chapter unless it knocks her off her feet. There's actually some website where a writer will critique your first chapter. When did we lose the desire or ability to ease our way into a story.
I'm not worried about how she is now, but rather if a reader will stay with her after say 50 pages. She's peculiar, but will she be interesting? Why will a reader care what's going to happen to her? I wouldn't want her to be clearly defined now. If I did that then there wouldn't be any point in going on.
I don't know anything about countless talk re first chapter other than what I've always known.
It's the reader who has lost the desire to ease into a story. No time. Too much else to do, see, watch, hear, blog.
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