Today and Friday are Mr. Autism's "days off" from afternoon therapy during the summer, so it seemed like a bright idea to take the boys swimming to cool down and burn off some energy, even though I knew it would end up in a mini-meltdown when we left.
There are few things on this earth more relaxing than floating in a pool with a noodle, watching your kids splash around, and zoning out.
Usually my mind plays the "what would I do if we won the lottery" game, which is always fun.
Today though, it decided to be a little more creative and productive.
I was thinking about the book (I won't call it The Beast today, I'm feeling friendlier towards it).
I was wondering if my approach is a little wrong.
I was considering what it would look like if, instead of having six main characters vying for equal attention, I let one character take center stage and the others play supporting roles. If, for lack of a better analogy, there was a Harry, Hermione and Ron, instead of three Harry's.
It's not to say that the other 5 characters would be less important to the story per se- just that the 1 character would be the main focus. When I've reread the manuscript so far, it jumps around a lot, and I'm concerned about confusing my potential audience: ages 12+. This would solve that problem.
The question would then be which point of view to use: third person limited, or third person omniscient. I think it would be easier to write in the omniscient, and occasionally break away from the main character if I needed to. But easier doesn't necessarily mean better. And I'm not exactly writing "Lord of the Rings" here.
I feel the mental "click". Now, it's just a matter of going back, looking at all the stuff I've planned out, editing what I have so far, and figuring out how to take it forward.
Piece of cake, right?
Not bad for a couple of hours in the pool.
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