I mean this is a bit of a stupid question, but I just need to get it out of my head & look at it from a few angles.
Backstory: I have three published novels, all in the same world, time period, & family--they're about a brother and sister (& basically their WWII resistance activities as young people. They each cover a year or so of the war.)
Novel One, focused on Brother: Third person, 3 POVs.
Novel Two, focused on Sister: First person, 1 POV.
Novel Three, focused on Brother: Third person, 2 POVs.
Novel Four, not yet written, very probably focused on Sister: TBD.
Other wrinkles: 1) my editor tried to make me change Novel 2 to Third person, 2) I didn't, and 3) Novel 2 didn't sell as well.
So do I follow the pattern & write this new story in first person, or basically discard Book 2 (which I personally liked very much btw!) as deserving to be the odd one out?
If I write it in third, I can do multiple POVs. I don't have a plot yet (still reading up on the history involved) but there's a good chance that could be useful.
But Sister has this voice. I like her voice. Though some people have found it overly modern for the period.
I mean here's what came to me for the first few lines:
TBH, I basically know third is the right decision. It's just that voice that I can't quite get out of my head. Can I keep the voice better than I think in third? Is the voice not as good as I think it is?
Backstory: I have three published novels, all in the same world, time period, & family--they're about a brother and sister (& basically their WWII resistance activities as young people. They each cover a year or so of the war.)
Novel One, focused on Brother: Third person, 3 POVs.
Novel Two, focused on Sister: First person, 1 POV.
Novel Three, focused on Brother: Third person, 2 POVs.
Novel Four, not yet written, very probably focused on Sister: TBD.
Other wrinkles: 1) my editor tried to make me change Novel 2 to Third person, 2) I didn't, and 3) Novel 2 didn't sell as well.
So do I follow the pattern & write this new story in first person, or basically discard Book 2 (which I personally liked very much btw!) as deserving to be the odd one out?
If I write it in third, I can do multiple POVs. I don't have a plot yet (still reading up on the history involved) but there's a good chance that could be useful.
But Sister has this voice. I like her voice. Though some people have found it overly modern for the period.
I mean here's what came to me for the first few lines:
My family broke up two weeks before I turned eighteen. I knew where my brother went--roughly--but my parents, no idea.
I'm not complaining, you understand. That's how hiding from the Gestapo works.
TBH, I basically know third is the right decision. It's just that voice that I can't quite get out of my head. Can I keep the voice better than I think in third? Is the voice not as good as I think it is?