I wrote about 3k words last night and I'm not happy with any of it. All the 'fun' is gone out of the trip to the Grange. In the first two drafts, the trip was a little mini-adventure, revealing character and building the world. Maybe not a lot happened to advance the overall plot but it was fun and it got you deeper into the world. This latest attempt is boring and I don't want to write boring scenes.
Maybe I need to just cut the journey and have them just go from the farm with the village in about two paragraphs. That kills some character development and some of the threat to Jael from more leering farmhands (everyone's FAVORITE antagonist...or not). I want this to be fun and full of wonder as well as a little threatening.
I'm going to take one more crack at it tonight, jumping from the farm to running into Isaac halfway there. If that doesn't work, I may need to cut right to the village in future drafts.
Maybe I need to just cut the journey and have them just go from the farm with the village in about two paragraphs. That kills some character development and some of the threat to Jael from more leering farmhands (everyone's FAVORITE antagonist...or not). I want this to be fun and full of wonder as well as a little threatening.
I'm going to take one more crack at it tonight, jumping from the farm to running into Isaac halfway there. If that doesn't work, I may need to cut right to the village in future drafts.
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