The trouble with book three of a series
Jun. 5th, 2007 09:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pbrayis that books one and two exist.
After I finished my daily word count yesterday, I sketched a few notes for the next chapter. I'd come up with a brilliant plot twist that would further the narrative, and add depth to the conflicts between the central characters. I congratulated myself on my brilliant insight, and forced my critique partner to listen to this great idea and make the usual "Yes, yes, you're brilliant, now could you pass the chocolate" noises.
I made more notes on the idea and outlined the scene during last night's meeting of the local romance writer's group, where I'd shown up to lend support for the mass photo shoot.
Then I went home, and slept the sleep of the just. When I woke up this morning, I realized two things a) the alarm is incredibly annoying, and b) the plot twist won't work. Lady Ysobel can't discover ShockingRevelation(tm), since she already knows this from back in book one.
Grr. Argh. It was so perfect! So lovely! And now it was doomed.
Sadly I got up and showered. Later as I was caffeinating, I realized that the twist could still be salvaged. Lady Ysobel knows ShockingRevelation(tm), but she can't convince anyone else, since on the surface it is completely absurd. This will create tension between herself and her closest ally, as well as still letting me have the big reveal, only this time from another character's POV.
Twist salvaged. Sigh of relief heard. Now off to the day job.
After I finished my daily word count yesterday, I sketched a few notes for the next chapter. I'd come up with a brilliant plot twist that would further the narrative, and add depth to the conflicts between the central characters. I congratulated myself on my brilliant insight, and forced my critique partner to listen to this great idea and make the usual "Yes, yes, you're brilliant, now could you pass the chocolate" noises.
I made more notes on the idea and outlined the scene during last night's meeting of the local romance writer's group, where I'd shown up to lend support for the mass photo shoot.
Then I went home, and slept the sleep of the just. When I woke up this morning, I realized two things a) the alarm is incredibly annoying, and b) the plot twist won't work. Lady Ysobel can't discover ShockingRevelation(tm), since she already knows this from back in book one.
Grr. Argh. It was so perfect! So lovely! And now it was doomed.
Sadly I got up and showered. Later as I was caffeinating, I realized that the twist could still be salvaged. Lady Ysobel knows ShockingRevelation(tm), but she can't convince anyone else, since on the surface it is completely absurd. This will create tension between herself and her closest ally, as well as still letting me have the big reveal, only this time from another character's POV.
Twist salvaged. Sigh of relief heard. Now off to the day job.
