I agree with you about writing from Daniel's point of view: there's so much going on in his head it can be hard to pack it in.
When I get a story idea, for whatever reason, it usually comes complete with the point of view. Sometimes it's obvious: "Better Than Revenge" is Teal'c's take on the events of "Shades of Grey," so it has to be Teal'c. Sometimes, though, it's not, and I don't have a story until I have the point of view. I played around with some of the scenes in "Charades" for months in my head, but it wasn't a story until suddenly I knew it was all from Sam's point of view, and then the rest of the plot just started to fit into place.
What's really hard is that occasionally I realize I need a different point of view: either I've got more than one point of view in a story and I have to rewrite a scene from a different point of view, or I have to introduce a new point of view. I usually end up wondering if those worked at all--I've had betas (mostly my husband) catch moments when I left in a sentence from the original point of view! Augh! (I had written a good chunk of "The Unrelenting Past" when I realized it needed to be partly about John Sheppard, and therefore partly from his point of view; I realize I'm digressing, but he was the one I've found hardest to write, harder than any SG-1 characters--perhaps because I feel fairly little for him.) Am I the only one who ever does this?
I haven't written Jonas yet. I like him, but I don't have a story for him. I also haven't done Vala's point of view, for the same reason. I did Cam's a little. Mostly, though, I've written the original four. I don't really have a preference; the story decides for me, somehow.
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Date: 2009-03-12 12:18 am (UTC)When I get a story idea, for whatever reason, it usually comes complete with the point of view. Sometimes it's obvious: "Better Than Revenge" is Teal'c's take on the events of "Shades of Grey," so it has to be Teal'c. Sometimes, though, it's not, and I don't have a story until I have the point of view. I played around with some of the scenes in "Charades" for months in my head, but it wasn't a story until suddenly I knew it was all from Sam's point of view, and then the rest of the plot just started to fit into place.
What's really hard is that occasionally I realize I need a different point of view: either I've got more than one point of view in a story and I have to rewrite a scene from a different point of view, or I have to introduce a new point of view. I usually end up wondering if those worked at all--I've had betas (mostly my husband) catch moments when I left in a sentence from the original point of view! Augh! (I had written a good chunk of "The Unrelenting Past" when I realized it needed to be partly about John Sheppard, and therefore partly from his point of view; I realize I'm digressing, but he was the one I've found hardest to write, harder than any SG-1 characters--perhaps because I feel fairly little for him.) Am I the only one who ever does this?
I haven't written Jonas yet. I like him, but I don't have a story for him. I also haven't done Vala's point of view, for the same reason. I did Cam's a little. Mostly, though, I've written the original four. I don't really have a preference; the story decides for me, somehow.