Posting to this site was supposed to be a measure of honesty and keep my writing goals on track. There was no update last week, in part because I took a mini-vacation and in part because I hadn’t finished plot poin 9 yet. Unfortunately, another week has rolled around and I still haven’t finished it.
Regardless, I owe you an update. I had a pretty fair outline for plot point 9, and so after finishing 8 I dived in and started writing. Unfortunately, about 1/3 of the way through I just had to stop and really question whether the adventure was cool enough. Sure, it advances the overall plot arc forward. Sure, it has the potential for some exciting action. But is it awesome? To be honest, I’m having flashbacks to my writing during plot point 7. Sure, it’s not a bad little adventure, but my gut is telling me that it’s not enough. A month ago when I was working on number 7 my instinct told me something wasn’t right. Then, I brainstormed until I made a new connection and everything clicked into place. The arc of action itself didn’t change that dramatically, but the new perspective elevated it to something worthy of a plot point adventure.
So having struck gold once, I’m panning for ideas once again. For the last week and a half I’ve been brainstorming like crazy– while driving, in bed, while on vacation–you name it. I’ve brainstormed across several sheets of paper, and I even went to a creativity workshop. I haven’t found the Awesome yet, but when I do I expect the writing will go quickly. Later, after you’ve played the adventure, hopefully you’ll agree that these few extra days for brainstorming were totally worth it.
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