While the WIP word count may be at a standstill, progress is being made in the area of plotting. This story is going to require some pretty careful construction, because it is actually three stories being told simultaneously. These will, hopefully, dovetail and mirror each other in a resounding halleluia chorus of an ending. Ambitious, yes, but really, shooting for the moon is the only choice at this point.
Anyway, I had to head back to the flowchart for a bit this evening. I have plotted one thread quite carefully, and noted the intersection points. I believe I will do the same for the other two before I go back into the zero draft. I'm thinking about writing each story separately, in a linear fashion, before combining them in a later version.
This process is a pretty dramatic difference in my approach to a project like this. Let's hope it's not just different. Let's hope, for the love of Petunia, that it's better.
2 comments:
Lori, It sounds fascinating. Go for it.
Ann, you're such a reliable commentor (commentator?) I love you.
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