Plotting

I should've worked this out by now - whenever I have a few days where it's really not working it turns out that I'm stuck because I need to get plotting again.

In this case I think I was distracted by the fact that I still have twelve pages of dialogue to work through - but I've now realised that my subplot changes mean I need to rethink everything from the midpoint(i.e. from where I am).

Am now looking at the second half of the second act. Stress over now I'm back looking at plot. Hopefully next time I hit a wall will recognise a bit quicker that that's what I need to do.

Page 67 of first half rewrite

Just rewrote midpoint and it's sucking. Hitting the wrong note. Have to take some time out and plot the next sequence I think. Have 75 pages of script but not sure what to do with sequence up to 75. Stopped early today because it's just not working.

Page 65 of first half rewrite

Okay, I'm back a day early, couldn't keep away. Not that I was feeling that inspired... but also was itching to get back to it... and in my experience waiting for inspiration is a no-win situation.

So. Hard to tell how productive today was really. I added in a new scene that didn't end up covering the point I was planning for it to. Could be a useful scene though (but still, does the next scene still work against it?)

Hmm. Not too clearheaded. Decided this will all be clear when I get first draft feedback. Am at midpoint right now. Have to make a decision about one element of how things go from here that's going to affect everything, obviously. Decided to leave that decision till tomorrow.

Nice to be back at it. Wish it was all clearer! Sometimes when I'm writing I'm really pleased with a scene, and I can't help feeling disappointed they're not all like that. Though, I'm very aware that you've gotta get that first draft down... and I can't wait till it's finished, in all its flawed glory. Y'all know what I mean, right?

On hiatus

once again. Combination of foreseen and unforeseen circumstances require my presence elsewhere. Back on Monday the 18th. Happy writing.

Day off today

French toast, here I come!

Page 60 of the first half rewrite

Didn't have much to do in the last three pages. Now at a scene that needs to be rewritten quite a bit. Seems to be going okayish.

page 57 (and plotting)

Rewrote the scene I wrote yesterday. A bit better I think but still not great. Decided to leave it till the next draft. Also had a look at the next 15 pages, which potentially need to change now that I've tweaked a subplot. That was a bit mindbending. Thought I needed to add in some extra beats but can't see where they would go... finally decided to leave those pages more or less as they are. Maybe one scene will be added to and the climax of that sequence will rewrite tomorrow. Took the whole session to figure that out. Trying to keep all of the balls in the air, basically ended up putting it in the too hard basket, will just have to look at it next draft. So. A bit disappointing. Still, as long as I keep moving forward, will get there in the end. They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Why the hell would anyone want to go a thousand miles? Especially when they don't know what it's going to look like when they get there! Just kidding. Sigh.