Getting real
I'm finally at the point in The Only Truth That Sticks where sh*t gets so real, yo, but I'm having trouble getting that emotional punch in the writing. A lot of that is real life concerns, but I think it's also because I want to skip ahead to the sequel. It would be a darkfic AU and there aren't many of those. But I don't want to commit myself to another multi-chapter fic right now.
The thing is, Only Truth is kind of predictable. I mean, if some one tells you they are writing an Azula joins the Gaang in Book 3 fic, you pretty much know what's going to happen--assuming, of course, that we are talking about a non-lobotomized, in-character Azula. Since the 'what' of the story is fairly obvious', I'm supposed to be keeping the reader interested with the how and the why: how I make it work without taking serious liberties with their characterizations and Azula's personal reasons for why--her journey down the rabbit hole. What I'm worried about is that I may have screwed the pooch on that last bit because I waited so long to reveal her motivations - it's not the upcoming chapter, but the one after that.
There's an upside. This is the final stretch and I've had the climactic scene planned ever since I started writing the stupid thing. I've gotten through the hard parts, so these last few chapters should pose less of a challenge. Plan is to be finished with the rough draft by the end of August. Once I finally posted the whole thing, then I can' post the set up of the sequel here so that you can see where I will go with the story if I can find the time.
The thing is, Only Truth is kind of predictable. I mean, if some one tells you they are writing an Azula joins the Gaang in Book 3 fic, you pretty much know what's going to happen--assuming, of course, that we are talking about a non-lobotomized, in-character Azula. Since the 'what' of the story is fairly obvious', I'm supposed to be keeping the reader interested with the how and the why: how I make it work without taking serious liberties with their characterizations and Azula's personal reasons for why--her journey down the rabbit hole. What I'm worried about is that I may have screwed the pooch on that last bit because I waited so long to reveal her motivations - it's not the upcoming chapter, but the one after that.
There's an upside. This is the final stretch and I've had the climactic scene planned ever since I started writing the stupid thing. I've gotten through the hard parts, so these last few chapters should pose less of a challenge. Plan is to be finished with the rough draft by the end of August. Once I finally posted the whole thing, then I can' post the set up of the sequel here so that you can see where I will go with the story if I can find the time.