Chapter 18. Well…
Weapons issue resolved.
Some monster needs to be killed, hacked into bits, and the best parts brought back for dinner.
That has happened. These people (wolves?) just don’t shut up. Chapter 18 is now at 27 pages. It’s amazing how much dialog spews forth when you take a bunch of pups on their first hunt.
The lead-in and fight scene are fine. Their triumphant return with dinner needs to be deleted. It’s far too campy to live. Although, I admit that it was fun to write.
The other FIVE issues remain unresolved. I’m calling it a day.
In case it’s unclear, I still hate chapter 18.
Update: It’s still Chapter18-TBD.odt. Maybe that’s the problem. It needs a title to scope it. Chapter18-Dinner and Chapter19-Postprandial. Then push out the rest, again. That doesn’t seem right. If split that way, the first half would be Chapter 18 – Magic (part deux). That pushes the fight above into Chapter 19, which makes it pre-prandial. The introspection scene at the end is so very important. Maybe Chapter 19 – Resolve. Put the fight and introspection there and make Chapter 18 magic related fluff? Plotwise, they have the same “weight”, but the “what are we turning into?” questions have a lot more emotional impact. Write first, chapterize later. Tomorrow for both.
Update2: In case anyone is wondering, I’m writing all these posts by-design. I want to look back in the future and marvel at them. Either because all these issues are now trivial or in awe at what I attempted. We’ll see which. Best case: Embrace the power of ‘and’.
Update3: Chapter 18 is now “Chapter 18 – Concrete Results” and it’s done. It’s the first half (16 pages; 6K words) of the old chapter 18. The second half (12 pages; 5K words) is now “Chapter 19 – Dinner”, which may get a better name if something stands out when it’s done, which it’s not.
“Bob” is now chapter 20. “Recruiting” is chapter 21. “Base” is chapter 22. “Reilly” is chapter 23. Chapter 24 is tentatively “Consolidation”. Chapter 25 is still “Cattle Drive”, but “Harvest” got lost. We’ll see how it goes.
New Chapter 19 is going on the back burner. They’re still talking about building a firepit. I’ll get back to it when they’ve decided who’s doing what, where it goes, and how to cook ‘gator. Stop talking and do something!
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