[stylist] curious-would this be too confusing?

[EvaMarie Sanchez]

Have you ever been to Canada? And do you know any Brits or Germans?
The reason I am asking is that it does sound like you are taking on too
much. Unless you do a lot of research, and I mean a lot, to get to really
know a culture, it will not likely come off as believable. If that is the
case, I suggest you write of a family that has the same cultural background
as your own family and that lives in an area that you are very familiar
with.
It is not the concept of POV that will trip you up.
Just something more to think about.
Eve

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On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas <
alpineimagination at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> Thanks for the positive feedback.
> I just came to the understanding that how much work I'm really going to do
> if I want to write these, since I've made it a bit difficult.
> By this I mean: the parents are both from London, but the father is part
> German as well.  If that's not enough, the story doesn't take place in the
> US, but in Canada.  So if I were a Nova Scotian who visited family in
> Europe every summer, that would be okay.  But I'm not.  But the way I think
> of it is that it would be really interesting research on culture, which
> really interests me, and would probably want to visit them before I publish
> them.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: EvaMarie Sanchez <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com
> To: "Writers' Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:13:07 -0700
> Subject: Re: [stylist] curious-would this be too confusing?
>
> I don't know.  I think it is kind of an interesting concept.  It is not
> something commonly done of course, but I would not go so far as to say it
> has never been done.  Even The Walking Dead is something like that.  The
> novel is by the Governor, the comics are from the POV of Rick and the TV
> show is the story that follows all of the characters.
> If you do it well, it could be a real hit.  And remember, there will always
> be people who get confused over something.  Play to your creativity and
> someone will be pleased.  You cannot please everyone though, so don't try.
> Eve
>
> President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona
> President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division
> Committee Chair, Arizona Association of Guide Dog Users
> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Legislative Committee
> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Membership Committee
> Member, Slate & Style Editing Team
>
> "You do not need to have vision to see the stars."
>
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist <
> stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I know that when it comes to writing it's ultimately up to the writer, but
> I was wondering, if I were to publish, if this would be too confusing.
> I have a set of characters in mind whom I created about two and a half
> years ago, so I know a lot about them.  Of the siblings I have created,
> there is one in particular whom I would focus on the most.  I thought that
> eventually if I wanted to write books about them, I would vary the writing
> styles for each book.  The books would cover certain periods of high school
> life.
> For example:
> - One book could be the main character's journal.
> - Another book could be a multiple POV with the main character and any
> siblings.
> - Another book could be written in the form of letters, from main
> character and penpal from another city/country.
> I know this makes it more interesting, but would it distract people who
> are familiar with a certain writing style throughout a series?
> Thanks,
> Vejas
>
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