Bigger Shovel, Hell! Get Me a Backhoe!

*cough* So, yes. I said I was digging out themes, right?

That’s really hard. And the older the work in question, the harder it seems to be. What a surprise. These are my beginner books; I wasn’t great at writing when I wrote some of these. (I’m not “great” now, but I’m much better than I was!)

Keen’s book isn’t really his, it’s Luc’s, because Keen doesn’t change through the book. Problem is, Luc doesn’t seem to be learning anything either. I can’t see how to make him learn something without changing the book in ways that just won’t work with what I wanted to do.

Rafe’s structure is…rambly. That’s all I can call it. The book just sort of follows him around for months. It’s a great book–he’s a fun and fascinating narrator, and I keep the action moving–but I’m worried about the structure. Possibly I should fix it. Though I can’t imagine how without destroying the charm.

Eve’s book…well, good lork, I did mention it was nearly non-existent, right? It’s not 45K, it’s 35K, and the timeline is structured so tightly right there that I can’t add any more time in. Though…oh, hey, just thought of a scene I’d cut that I could put back in… I think it suits the vague family theme taking shape…

A lot of them are coming up around family. Donte learning to rely on family, Taro learning to escape family, Luc trying to fit Keen into his family, Joss taking on the families to save Paige…

Hee! Really dancing around to hit on the idea of family from every direction, huh? *ponders that*

Oh frak it. I’m going to bed.