That little sequence gives Mayann much more depth; not to say she wasn’t complex before but it adds dimension to her character and her relationship to Falco.
I guess I have been a bit careful with Mayann’s past of dramaturgical reasons. People see her first from the outside, and that’s part of the illusion I want to create for the reader, as well. That’s a bit unfair towards Mayann… But her world is not a fair one either. (Always a problem for a story-teller!)
Depicting her past is also a bit of a challenge because I try to build up my confidence with lots of research and still create a subjective view, like childhood memories. So I need to cut down the explanations and concentrate on the emotions, instead… and listen to my mother a lot.
September 10th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
That little sequence gives Mayann much more depth; not to say she wasn’t complex before but it adds dimension to her character and her relationship to Falco.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
I guess I have been a bit careful with Mayann’s past of dramaturgical reasons. People see her first from the outside, and that’s part of the illusion I want to create for the reader, as well. That’s a bit unfair towards Mayann… But her world is not a fair one either. (Always a problem for a story-teller!)
Depicting her past is also a bit of a challenge because I try to build up my confidence with lots of research and still create a subjective view, like childhood memories. So I need to cut down the explanations and concentrate on the emotions, instead… and listen to my mother a lot.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Ainu…
September 11th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
“listen to my mother a lot”
LOL