Today is not really as stressful as I am making it be. Alphonse and Albert have been giving me MASSIVE trouble, ever since I decided to plot out to the end. They don't have the personalities I wish they did, at least, not to the degree I wish they did.
I realize why I avoid plotting.
On the bright side, this SHOULD make things easier. Alphonse's opinion is easily swayed--he sides with his father on everything, follows the rules, is polite, which made the character change so impactful. But, as things are now, it doesn't make sense for him to do that, so he won't. Ire won't help him. Albert will still be an issue.
Those are actually my only major issues, dealing with Alphonse, the slavery issue, and where's Patton. The other things are okay or becoming okay with some reworking. This is the point where I'd usually bail on a story. There's tons I could do with Sedna, after all, but that story gives me the heebies. There's Monarchy, there's Untitled but Important, there's shorts I could be working on.
*deep sigh*
I'll go back to it. I'll know I'll feel better when it comes together. I just know I'm being temperamental, putting off other things for writing, I know I've been in this chair all day, just trying to PLOT. Edit. Plot. Plot. Consternation.
Now I want to dance. Procrastination time.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
too many
Too many people. Too many plot threads. Before=not enough. Now it's a disconnected monstrosity of things I don't want to abandon.
Such as:
Albert being in the hospital, which was in the first two drafts.
Quinton being killed, which is reasonable but there's so much PLOT wrapped up in it.
At least I can tie up the war... and Matthard is still justifiably angry at Ire, but not AS much, because of the fact Ire tried to get him out of the country. And Ire... poor guy, he is miserable, and I am good at making him so, without having to hurt him, himself.
but what to do about Albert? I got rid of Patton, sent him home, but Tristan just paired up with Guppel and kept going. Wait. Can't do that, they're Britacan and Peternian--- oh KINGS, they're going to war and I've got them looting together.
And there's that slavery mess.
Patton went home. Tristan is waiting for Matthard. Quinton is jealous. Alphonse is swayed by fear (show). Albert is loyal to new regime. Guppel is bailing. Matthard is intent. Selah is responsible. Manda is insufferably in love/dedicated.
Anyone else?
Quinton could unbribe the guards. They should be better by now.
It just seems like so much is sifting through my fingers, leaving things that were important alone, it's all so... loose.
Such as:
Albert being in the hospital, which was in the first two drafts.
Quinton being killed, which is reasonable but there's so much PLOT wrapped up in it.
At least I can tie up the war... and Matthard is still justifiably angry at Ire, but not AS much, because of the fact Ire tried to get him out of the country. And Ire... poor guy, he is miserable, and I am good at making him so, without having to hurt him, himself.
but what to do about Albert? I got rid of Patton, sent him home, but Tristan just paired up with Guppel and kept going. Wait. Can't do that, they're Britacan and Peternian--- oh KINGS, they're going to war and I've got them looting together.
And there's that slavery mess.
Patton went home. Tristan is waiting for Matthard. Quinton is jealous. Alphonse is swayed by fear (show). Albert is loyal to new regime. Guppel is bailing. Matthard is intent. Selah is responsible. Manda is insufferably in love/dedicated.
Anyone else?
Quinton could unbribe the guards. They should be better by now.
It just seems like so much is sifting through my fingers, leaving things that were important alone, it's all so... loose.
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