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lagilmanI really really wish there was a magical wand you could wave over a dead-end in a story and make it go right.
Well, there is, actually. It's called the delete key.
According to my outline, character A and character B were supposed to do something at X point in the storyline. Only when I wrote that, it felt off, both in timing and believablity. I wanted to stick to the outline -- the outline was good, solidly plotted, and logical. It also, apparently, was wrong. For values of 'wrong' that means 'doesn't satisfy.'
I tried to fix it, but it wasn't so much broke as not-happening. And there was no way to go forward from there, as when Something happened would impact the timeline for the rest of the story. So today will be spent backing up (replete with warning beeps and swearing) until I reach the part where it last flowed easily, and letting A and B do what they want to do, when they want to do it.
And, hopefully, once I've made A and B happy, everything will kick back into a steady progress.
And while I'm at it, this post-WFC catarrh? Can bite me. And then go away. NOW.
So. Less blogging. More writing.
Well, there is, actually. It's called the delete key.
According to my outline, character A and character B were supposed to do something at X point in the storyline. Only when I wrote that, it felt off, both in timing and believablity. I wanted to stick to the outline -- the outline was good, solidly plotted, and logical. It also, apparently, was wrong. For values of 'wrong' that means 'doesn't satisfy.'
I tried to fix it, but it wasn't so much broke as not-happening. And there was no way to go forward from there, as when Something happened would impact the timeline for the rest of the story. So today will be spent backing up (replete with warning beeps and swearing) until I reach the part where it last flowed easily, and letting A and B do what they want to do, when they want to do it.
And, hopefully, once I've made A and B happy, everything will kick back into a steady progress.
And while I'm at it, this post-WFC catarrh? Can bite me. And then go away. NOW.
So. Less blogging. More writing.
