@SaltyLasagna
So I think I might've finally settled on how I'm going to write my book, but I'm not sure if it would be too confusing for the readers or not.
The book would start out where the main character, who is a senior in high school, finds some disturbing and violent files on a friend's computer. After this short scene, the book travels back to the past. Throughout the story, the book switches between past and present. It would look something like this:
June 5th, 20XX, 10:51 PM
Julian's hands trembled as he scanned the bright screen in front of him. The words were too jumbled. They didn't make any sense, they couldn't because his friend would never do that. Never. His head spun and he stood, feeling his pulse quicken and his breathing get faster and faster… [the scene would continue]
November 21st, 20XX, 3:03 PM
Julian yawned, letting his head fall into his hands. The quiet chatter of the class around him somehow made him sleepier, and he fought to keep his eyes open. Just a few more minutes. Class is nearly over. [the scene would continue, then a few chapters later, it would switch to the present again.]
Is this way of writing too confusing for readers, or would it be a good way of writing a mystery(?) novel? What do you guys think?
