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Originally Posted by BookCat
So, NanoWriMo anyone?
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Well, I
was going to...
I've got 20,000 words of specific backstory scenes written, an interesting starting situation, a setting, a possible ending, and a couple of (I hope) compelling characters, but I've hit a Moment of Doubt.
I've realised that of my two characters it's the
other one that's the protagonist, as the story revolves around her and not the viewpoint character I originally had in mind, but due to the situation she has limited agency.
While this doesn't kill the novel it does make coming up with a plot that's sustainable harder. I've triaged a list of 44 plot ideas down to just one that a) can escalate with unavoidable consequences, b) has a 'ticking clock', and c) ties into the character's inner need for change, but it's left me feeling unsatisfied.
Some of my bigger ideas fell by the wayside. It feels as though I need to let this one simmer for a while longer, so I may have nothing ready for NaNoWriMo.
Graham