Hello everybody!
After a lot of planning, I find myself changing things mid-chapter. Because of that, some characters have gone through a good deal of changes (ex. Dmitri, Logan, Plague, Tyrell, etc.). And because of that, some future events have been scrapped. Some of which were key to the vision I had for the story.
And some that were key to certain points of character development I wanted to hit.
And some that were key to specific plot points.
And some that will leave plot holes so large, you could very well fit a planet in them.
This is all because, in my blind ferver to get things done and on paper, I over worked a currently sidelined character: Elaine. Elaine was not supposed to be a full character. In all honesty, she wasn't supposed to be introduced until midway through the 'ENDGAME' portion of this story. Elaine's introduction forced me to change the occupation, introduction, and associations of another, more important character: Logan. This all happened before I had a chance to see what was happening.
To make matters worse, this influences a large chunk of my cast. Specifically, I now need to further develop and possibly redo the relationship that Ryan has with Elaine, Logan and the others.
IN edition, Kyle (or Kline), may need to be changed also. I also royally messed up my plan for the Demon Hunter sub plot, but 'accidentally' setting it up to mingle with the main plot. As such, Kyle (or Kline) will have more interaction with the primary cast, the sub-plot cast, and possibly become their own separate entity.
I tried to have my cake, and eat it too.
But, I love cake. So I'm just going to continue eating. I like the direction that the story has gone, and I find myself giving into the will of the characters. I put them down on paper and they tell me how the story should go.
*Please do not take that literally, it is a metaphor. I am not crazy enough to be institutionalized.*
The goal of my writing so far is to publish. Even if it takes years, I would like to see this work leave my hands and go out into the world. I'm having a great time writing this, and at times I lose myself to the world. I would not change anything for the sake of making my life easier.
So for that reason, the updates to this blog will enter the unfortunate phase of uncertain updates. I may or may not post anything of major content importance until I sort out my plot issues. It'll be fun, and I'll post all the hair-pulling planning. It will be unique, and I'd like to post at least an update once a week. Anyway, enough of the random ramblings; here is my intended schedule for this week.
*Fix all plot elements related to Elaine
*Fix the sub-plots and their mingling with the main plot
*Finish one half of part 3 chapter 1
At the end of the week (probably Friday), I'll give an update on how things are going. If you have any suggestions or other (helpful) comments, please feel free to leave them here or on the post they apply. Happy July 18 for all those State-side, and have a wonderful Monday.
- Dominic Palermo
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