So, last Wednesday, when I had my writesplosion, I was writing a scene that had been in my head since I re-envisioned my book and began Cassidy1. Only, when I originally mind-wrote it, it turned out very differently. So, when I finished writing it ’for reals,’ I found myself unsure of where to go from there. I toyed with the idea of redoing it in the way I’d originally conceptualized it. Eventually, with much courage and grace, I decided to leave it as it was for now and see where it took me. I can always come back and change it later if the path fades away, right?
So, unlike Robert Frost, I am taking the road less traveled. So far, it’s helping me to further ensure that the agency is in Cassidy’s hands and things aren’t happening to her, and it’s actually helping me figure out how Cassidy solves her mystery in a way that doesn’t include a villain monologue.
It does sorta feel like jumping without a net, though. Straying from the outline means that anything could happen now. Will the climax I have envisioned come to pass as the book is written now? If not, what will happen?
At times like these, I think it’s important to keep in mind several things as you go forward.
- How do you take this and use it to reinforce your character’s... well, character?
- How do you take this and use it to reinforce the themes of the book?
- How does this new development work towards developing or resolving the main conflict of the book?
As long as you answer these three questions, it seems to me that you can wander as far as you like from your outline and always find your way back.
Well, it’s a short one today. Sorry, adoring fans. ♥
Word count: 36,789 (辵)
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