All right. Time for a new plan.
I’ve mentioned where I run into trouble before. Writing along happily when suddenly a plot issue whacks me between the eyes and I’m staggering and stumped both. I HATE when that happens!
After repeated analyses, I have determined this is what happens when I jump into a book without a plan. (feels like jumping without a parachute…)
So I have, I hope, taken steps to prevent repeating that process. I’m getting ready to work on Flame. I have, per Holly Lisle’s advice, drawn a map. (okay, I snagged a drawing of Southeast Asia, cut, pasted, painted and fiddled, and now I have a map.) I created a language for her. I made notecards to plan out scenes.
Let’s see if I get stuck in the middle THIS time!!
As soon as I get started. Tomorrow. Tonight I must sleep. *sigh*