Monday, July 28, 2008

Thoughts on Draft 5

1. The read through took longer than anticipated. Too many people have designs on my time.

2. The pacing seems faster. Probably an improvement.

3. Removing Ryan was a good thing.

Since my last retreat, I have indulged in a long harangue about removing a character named Ryan. He unconsciously provided conflict between my protagonist, Lia, and her romantic interest, Tom. In the absence of Ryan, I needed to find a different source of tension because everyone knows The course of true love ne'er did run smooth.” I believe the new sources of conflict are more integrated to the main plot. In addition, I can include Lia’s social insecurity and exploit the teenage maleness of Tom.

These vague posts about my WIP always seem awkward to me. On the other hand, I don't know of any other kid lit bloggers who say what is happening in their works in progress.

2 comments:

April Jo Young said...

Don't stop posting WIP thoughts! It might feel awkward to you, but it can be helpful to others plus when you're "talking" it through, you can get added insights to your own stuff!
-April

April Jo Young said...

Don't stop posting WIP thoughts! It might feel awkward to you, but it can be helpful to others plus when you're "talking" it through, you can get added insights to your own stuff!
-April