All last week I struggled with the motivation for my hero elf. I thought I had it, but not quite yet. I'm closer now, but this story is very convoluted and I have to position my characters in a way that it will all make sense.
So what did I do to figure this out?
Well, I went to church. Yes, church. We've been busy with stuff around the house and have basically slacked off from going to church regularly. We're very good during the school year, but the rest of the time-meh, not so much. Anyhoo, I've found that going to church is a wonderful place to soothe your thoughts. Peace and quiet abound, and if you have a monotone priest, well, then that's a perk.
--uh, you might not want to sit too close to your monitor . . . there's an off chance that the lightening strike will shoot through the electical outlet.
I had been trying to make my hero's core conflict inherent with my heroine, but it isn't. Oh, there is conflict between them, but not what I needed to make this story work. So while in church I thought about the one thing that would be difficult for my hero to do.
--he had to save the one person who'd destroyed the hero's family.
Yes, simple, isn't it. But sometimes finding the simple answers take the longest time. Now, my heroine's conflict is too weak . . . sigh, I can't win for losing!
Until later.
Write on.
Sure you can! You're already a winner!!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL on the church. Scribbled a break-through on Janko's conflict on the bulletin so loudly that I stopped the sermon. My bad. Uh, I went to a really small church at that time.
Too funny, Meg! If I tried to jot my notes down my hubby would give the skunk eye, so I go over them and over them until I can get home and write it down. I've solved all sorts of story issues in church . . . shoot-it can't be all bad since the Vatican is funding my heroine in her demon hunting, can it??
ReplyDeleteI don't go to church normally, but plan on going this Sunday. Now I'll be sure to bring my notebook and a pen.
ReplyDeleteGreat--now, I'll get struck down for giving another person evil thoughts . . .
ReplyDeleteJust think, though, how good your book's going to be once you get this all worked out.
ReplyDeleteHey, resolving conflicts can't be worse than my former church activity: dot-to-dot and tic-tac-toe on the back pew with my cousins. (Many years ago. Really.)
:-) and here I was thinking this was lightning strike worthy when little kids all over do it all the time.
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