One step forward, one tear shed

[serai]

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The next part I'm working on is once again turning out to be very difficult. Casey is the one resisting, this time. Some of it is painful and he just doesn't want to face it.

Also, I'm bashing my head against a crossover plot bunny. I think it could be really good, but I'm having a hard time finding my way into it. The idea is there, but the story around it isn't coalescing. ARGH.

Comments

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Give him his head. Maybe he'll take you in a new direction.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

At the moment, he's sitting on his back steps staring at the grass. The stuff in this next segment is all stuff he's been telling me for the past few days, but when the moment came to sit down and shape it, he clammed up. Very frustrating. I find as the motivations get more complex, the thing gets harder to write, especially since earlier parts have set up later sections of the story, so now I have to make sure it all fits together in a way that makes sense. So when they get testy or reticent, I can only wait for whatever will knock them loose so they'll talk to me again. Patience seems to serve me better than anything else with this story.

I need to go out to the store to pick up some meds, but when I get back, could I hit you up for a little brain-picking regarding the crossover idea? I think maybe having someone else to bat the ball around with might help me find the way into it.

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

I'll be here off and on today. So I'll answer, but it may take a while before I see your comment.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you, hon. I've made another beta post for us over here where I've made some notes. Any thoughts you might have would be really helpful.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

OOPS. Bad link. The post is here.

Brain and brain, WHAT IS BRAIN??

[aliensouldream.livejournal.com]

Please Casey, open up. We need this chapter :-) xx