12 to Midnight

I apologize to anyone who has gotten accustomed to the weekly updates. I’m shooting for updating every Wednesday, but this Wednesday rolled around and I hadn’t made much progress on PP5. I kept thinking I’d be able to devote time to it, knock it out, and still report in only a day or so late. But here it is Friday and I’m still not done. Since these weekly updates are my way of keeping myself honest and on track, I figured it was just time to come clean. Here’s the status:

Plot Points Completed: 4 of 12
Pages: 23 of 37

I have a page and a half up over last week, but the plot point is only 70% done. This one wasn’t a total rewrite, but it was more than I’d counted on. The location remained the same but the encounter changed so there’s still a lot of new writing. I’m still struggling with my problem of wanting to add too much prose to plot points. I probably spent 15 minutes really honing a certain paragraph describing the setting, then later in the shower I realized I should have summed it up in a one or two short sentences and left the rest to the GM. That’s really what plot points are all about. I give you the story framework, but you fill in the details to make it your own. Working on plot points is a good exercise in “less is more”. In my case, it’s also a painful exercise.

Last week I wrote about GlenMac and Jackson. This week I was planning on giving you the scoop on President Nelson, the most well-liked administrator on campus. However, since I’m overdue on a plot point, I think get back to writing and save President Nelson for next week when I have actual progress to report. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter!