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RokofAges75:
I get that way with TV shows sometimes too.  I try to follow too many and end up having to DVR some of them, and then I don't have time to watch everythign on my DVR, so it gets full and I have to delete some of them, and then I fall behind on shows.  Sometimes I catch up, and sometimes I just give them up LOL.

With fanfic, it's the same way - if I'm following too many stories that are frequently updated and don't have time to read all the updates, I will let some of them go.  Or there are some that I've just decided it will be better to wait until they're done because they're only updated once in a blue moon, and it's too hard to keep track of what's going on in between updates.

RokofAges75:
I have a question for Saka-Steph, Mare, Rose, and anyone else who writes stories that alternate between all five guys' POVs:

When you balance the five POVs that way, do you find that some of the guys are harder to write than others?  If so, which are the hardest for you and why?  Do you think the ease or difficulty of writing the guys has to do more with how well you like them or how well you can relate to them?

Sakabelle:
Balancing the points of view is really rough and I find that with Running Up That Hill I try to tie each point of view together to tell a complete view of the day. So that could mean all the guys are together and the POV switches with the flow of time, or they're all separated and focusing on one thing and describing their take on it. I find it is really difficult to balance because especially with that story I'm bound by each day being a chapter, and so not everyone is going to have an exciting day all the time.

I do find that I have the most trouble writing Brian and Kevin, and it's probably because I can't really relate to them. At that point they have the more stable lives, and I can definitely relate more to the drama of Nick's life, and Howie being the concerned friend than I can Kevin being the one who watches over everyone or Brian being the family man.

And of course I have definitely had the most practice writing Nick, so that helps too.

mare:
Writing in five POV's can be really difficult but who is the hardest for me anyway, depends on the subject matter I'm dealing with at the time. Generally I have no problem writing as Nick or Kevin. They just both come natural to me in almost every situation or setting.
 
When it comes to AJ, I tend to have the initial problem with where I want him to go, but once I start I'm usually okay. I find myself giving him the more comedic parts of a story for some reason. I don't particularly enjoy emo AJ too much and for me, I have a hard time writing him that way. He slowly starts to morph into Nick so when I can, I avoid it.
 
I had a hard time with Howie in Why I'd Do it All Again, because in that one he was usually the business guy, always trying to keep them on track that way and it was hard for me to channel that side of him. Older stories where he just did what Howie does best, being the go to guy that will listen without judging, it was much easier to write him. I tend to have Howie in a scene with Kevin or Nick because once again, I love their reactions to one another and it's easy for me to play off of their relationship.
 
Brian out of them all is the hardest for me because like Steph mentioned in her reply, he's the hardest for me to relate to. I don't get a lot of what Brian does in real life so sometimes it's hard to take and try to become him. It's not how I feel about him personally because I do like him, I don't LOVE him like I do all the others though so it is hard for me to portray him as a supportive friend to Nick for instance when in reality I don't feel like that's really been the case. If that makes sense? Or thatt he is in love with Leighanne because that seems inconceivable to me. LOL
 
As far as balancing them all out, that can be rough as well. In a story like Why, it was easier because all five of them usually shared one chapter and to me that's actually a lot easier than something like Living at the Top or Long Road Home where they each had to stand alone in their own chapters. When writing them all in one chapter, I try my best to be aware of word counts and try to make sure they have equal time. If I didn't do that, I could see Kevin and Nick dominating each chapter. When it comes to the single chapters, I tried to do that as well, although in this latest one, I'm not caring as much lmao
 
Wow, that was a long reply! Hope it answered your question though!

Sakabelle:

--- Quote from: mare on July 30, 2012, 06:03:31 AM ---Brian out of them all is the hardest for me because like Steph mentioned in her reply, he's the hardest for me to relate to. I don't get a lot of what Brian does in real life so sometimes it's hard to take and try to become him. It's not how I feel about him personally because I do like him, I don't LOVE him like I do all the others though so it is hard for me to portray him as a supportive friend to Nick for instance when in reality I don't feel like that's really been the case. If that makes sense? Or thatt he is in love with Leighanne because that seems inconceivable to me. LOL

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Everything you said here about Brian is exactly how I feel about him and exactly why I find it so hard to write about him. It's really hard for me to portray this time in Brian and Leighanne's marriage because to be thinking of starting a family and being basically newlyweds is just something that I do not get at all when it comes to those two. Though I've actually found that reading Pengi's Borrowed Time has really helped me out. Through that story I really have begun to understand that Brian and Leighanne relationsip, and the reasons why he loves her so much. It helps that that story is so realistic so even though I'm not so into Brian and Leighanne as a couple in real life, I do dig them in that story a lot. It helps.

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