Is it Friday yet?
Jun. 24th, 2004 08:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ksmithNot supposed to rain this weekend, miracle of miracles. And no Traffic School or any other type of committment on tap for this kid, which means I will be free to futz about after the usual errands are run.
A long weekend next weekend due to the holiday, which is even better. I may add a day or two of vacation to the mix to draw things out, assuming the weather prospects remain decent. I bought a charcoal grill a few weeks ago which needs to be unboxed and assembled with hopes that we can use it for the 4th. I have a hutch that needs assembling as well. There's no shortage of things that need doing around here.
Trimmed a pine tree tonight, which means I now have a healthy stack of branches that need to be cut up and bagged. Sometime in the next week or two, the fence guys will be coming by to add a gate to the east side of the fence and move King's kennel so that his gate and the new gate meet. This way, I will be able to let him directly into the fenced backyard instead of having to leash him and lead him around the front of the house. Long story as to why his kennel isn't behind the fence to begin with. Suffice it to say that things were a bit confused at the time. I had planned to move the kennel myself, but on second thought decided that it should stay where it is. King's location in the sideyard allows him a good view of the street, which appeals to his nosy nature and lets him exercise his watch dog jones.
Reading a dandy book, THE POET by Michael Connelly. I'll be following that up with his latest book, THE NARROWS, which contains some of the same characters. I already know who the murderer is in THE POET, thanks to spoilers posted in reviews for the later book. But I am enjoying Connelly's spare writing style and guess what,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sartorias, he uses 1st person for his protag's POV and 3rd person for his secondary POV, which was something I wondered about trying out in my own brewing suspense. In fact, one reason I bought Connelly's books is because of the mixed POVs--I wanted to see how it worked, whether it pulled me out of the book, and whether I felt a disconnect between the two. So far, it's working just fine.
A long weekend next weekend due to the holiday, which is even better. I may add a day or two of vacation to the mix to draw things out, assuming the weather prospects remain decent. I bought a charcoal grill a few weeks ago which needs to be unboxed and assembled with hopes that we can use it for the 4th. I have a hutch that needs assembling as well. There's no shortage of things that need doing around here.
Trimmed a pine tree tonight, which means I now have a healthy stack of branches that need to be cut up and bagged. Sometime in the next week or two, the fence guys will be coming by to add a gate to the east side of the fence and move King's kennel so that his gate and the new gate meet. This way, I will be able to let him directly into the fenced backyard instead of having to leash him and lead him around the front of the house. Long story as to why his kennel isn't behind the fence to begin with. Suffice it to say that things were a bit confused at the time. I had planned to move the kennel myself, but on second thought decided that it should stay where it is. King's location in the sideyard allows him a good view of the street, which appeals to his nosy nature and lets him exercise his watch dog jones.
Reading a dandy book, THE POET by Michael Connelly. I'll be following that up with his latest book, THE NARROWS, which contains some of the same characters. I already know who the murderer is in THE POET, thanks to spoilers posted in reviews for the later book. But I am enjoying Connelly's spare writing style and guess what,
sartorias, he uses 1st person for his protag's POV and 3rd person for his secondary POV, which was something I wondered about trying out in my own brewing suspense. In fact, one reason I bought Connelly's books is because of the mixed POVs--I wanted to see how it worked, whether it pulled me out of the book, and whether I felt a disconnect between the two. So far, it's working just fine.
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re 1st and 3rd
Date: 2004-06-30 12:39 pm (UTC)My name is Carissa.
If you're interested in trying out another example of using both 1st and 3rd in a novel, check out Diana Gabaldon. The first book is only in 1st, but each successive book uses more 3rd, but still with a majority of 1st. There's five books in the series (so far), so it's a bit of reading, but some people have successfully started with the later books. Book 5 has the most integrated use of both pov's, but a couple of the others (I can't remember which)are examples of using 3rd as a framing device then moving into 1st for the majority of the novel, then back out into 3rd.
Regards
Carissa
Re: re 1st and 3rd
Date: 2004-07-01 06:50 pm (UTC)Hi Carissa--thanks for the recommendation!