Considerations Old and New

I found this old note about Star Runner stories. It's always interesting to me to look back on ideas I have had in the past. This one is particularly timely.

"I have often considered writing one of the Star Runner stories in the third person for 3 reasons:

"1. they are harder to write. this is, of course, stupid. many great novels are written in the 1st person. Robinson Caruso and Huckleberry Finn come to mind.

"2. I could be more descriptive.

"3. I could change narrative perspective.

"The downside of another narrative perspective is writing Star Runner more objectively. What exactly does Star Runner look like? Is it as graceful & magnificent as it thinks it is? Or is it pathetic or comical?

"Part of the "charm" of Star’s narrative voice is it's arrogance which is tempered by its obvious naivete."

I've just finished reading Josephine Tey's novel "The Man in the Cueue" in which there is a very reticent narrator. Basically, the story is told in the third person. The first person narrator is not identified and does not play a role in the narrative: no Watson or Hastings She. Isn't it curious how many of the detectives of yester year needed someone to ask questions and run errands. Melrose Plant is a more modern day sidekick for Richard Jury.

I've become very leary of third person narrative for telling Star's story since Star itself provides much of the comic relief as I strive to lighten up and play inside the story. After all, my writing is just play I enjoy the challenge of telling a story, coming up with characters and plot, but I don't take any of it too seriously so why write the tale seriously?

yet every once in a while I want to slip into third person, to explain something or describe something. It occurs to me that this very quiet other could slip in from time to time to do this. The ruse would be the editor of Star's memoirs, perhaps a journalist on Hypatia.

A character in the Fends

Richard I, Duke of the Gloucester Road, flies a standard from his shack on an islet. Emblazoned on the banner is a blue pig on a yellow background. Richard considers himself to be a royal personage & is suspicious of all who penetrate the Fends, especially those here for incarceration and those who visit the detained. He is particularly displeased when Star comes into the area seeking Emily Dickenson. Richard despises Pantherans and those friendly to them.

Passion, talent & discipline

Elizabeth George says these r what a writer needs 2 b successful by which she means a published. 2 in combination will work unless the duo is talent & passion. Discipline alone is possible. This leaves me out 4 sure.

Pay as u stay

Npr morning edition 2day: ny legislator: inmates should pay 4 prison stay. Rates adjusted 2 income. Poor can stay 4 free.

It occurs 2 me that star could ve venturing into the fends 2 visit emily dickinson who has been incarserated. On hypatia most crime is legal except when it interferes with the hi-end tourist trade. From jail ED directs star 2 finish the job 4 which ED was hired & 4 which ED WAS Jailed. Details r still very sketchy in my mind @ this point.

It's not 2 early

Typing on my phone. It's not as fast but it helps me think & get better typing. It's a lot like brailling on a slate which i used daily 4 many years.

The end of july on a cold & rainy evening is not 2 early 2 think about nanowrimo. What will star be doing this year?

2 complete the novel last year i had star leave hypatia but on further consideration i have decided star stays. The locale is just 2 good.

2 pictures have come into my mind.

1. Star in the shopping district of the tourist area of ptolamy city. It is snowing lightly enough 2 tickle star's nose. A showy effect in a domed environment. Star is looking forward 2 the night of singing.

2. The fends. Islets separated vy canels around the the mechanical works of ptolamy city. The workers live here & anyone who wants 2 drop out of site.

Star may have a confederate here, need 2 make contact with someone here or trail someone here or knowing star, just be curious 2 go there.

If this is the case, then star may simply learn something which sparks the action. This sounds like a plan.