Chapter Fourteen Down
Good. Chapter Fourteen down.
Now I have to decide which of several possibilities will become Chapter Fifteen.
What does the pacing call for? We had the action of Jess on a roof followed by the tension of the H&H arguing. I think we can do a quiet interior if we need to.
What does the Romance story need? We've just had a good confrontation between H&H in Jess' POV. Maybe I can have Sebastian look at the relationship in his POV for a bit ...
What does the intrigue plot need? What's the next plodding step in the unrolling mystery? Assuming anyone is the least interested in this intrigue plot, what do they want to know next?
That intrigue plot's going to need a longlong think, that will.
Should I eliminate the entire subplot of Jess needing to get married to someone? Simplify. Simplify.
But it's useful in the party scene. Useful for galvanizing Sebastian into action.
Oh, I have lots of stuff to decide.
I may do just a short follow-up scene at Meeks Street -- with Adrian and Sebastian looking in at Josiah. That would be in Sebastian's POV, which is a switch out of Jess'. A lot of it is written already. I might could make this a second scene in Chapter Fourteen with a little hiatus.
JoB
Now I have to decide which of several possibilities will become Chapter Fifteen.
What does the pacing call for? We had the action of Jess on a roof followed by the tension of the H&H arguing. I think we can do a quiet interior if we need to.
What does the Romance story need? We've just had a good confrontation between H&H in Jess' POV. Maybe I can have Sebastian look at the relationship in his POV for a bit ...
What does the intrigue plot need? What's the next plodding step in the unrolling mystery? Assuming anyone is the least interested in this intrigue plot, what do they want to know next?
That intrigue plot's going to need a longlong think, that will.
Should I eliminate the entire subplot of Jess needing to get married to someone? Simplify. Simplify.
But it's useful in the party scene. Useful for galvanizing Sebastian into action.
Oh, I have lots of stuff to decide.
I may do just a short follow-up scene at Meeks Street -- with Adrian and Sebastian looking in at Josiah. That would be in Sebastian's POV, which is a switch out of Jess'. A lot of it is written already. I might could make this a second scene in Chapter Fourteen with a little hiatus.
JoB