Carnal_Flower
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So I've been working on a story for months. Great characters, interesting plot, very excited about it. Wrote more than half, and all of a sudden hit a complete and total brick wall. Lost all enthusiasm for it. Hated it. All gone to waste, even though I really loved my characters.
I was going to concede defeat, but it really bugged me because I knew very well I had great material.
What I ended up doing was scrapping the whole thing, and writing it over from a different temporal angle. This time I started almost at the end. Whatever I needed for explanation and build up I told through very condensed flashbacks or just built in the relevant information through description. And it all snapped into place. Very happy. Got over the brick wall. Easy and very very enjoyable to write.
This is the second time the exact same thing has happened, and I ended up telling the story a little backwards.
It's apparent to me now the standard assumption you need to progress and "build up" to a climax is just that, an assumption. I'm thinking I won't torture myself trying to fit into this mold next time.
Any thoughts?
I was going to concede defeat, but it really bugged me because I knew very well I had great material.
What I ended up doing was scrapping the whole thing, and writing it over from a different temporal angle. This time I started almost at the end. Whatever I needed for explanation and build up I told through very condensed flashbacks or just built in the relevant information through description. And it all snapped into place. Very happy. Got over the brick wall. Easy and very very enjoyable to write.
This is the second time the exact same thing has happened, and I ended up telling the story a little backwards.
It's apparent to me now the standard assumption you need to progress and "build up" to a climax is just that, an assumption. I'm thinking I won't torture myself trying to fit into this mold next time.
Any thoughts?