WIP Challenge: Check In, Day 12 - Friday

[the_rck]

Poll #13218

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Today I

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planned
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

wrote
2 (66.7%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

edited
1 (33.3%)

posted
1 (33.3%)

rested
1 (33.3%)

did something else
0 (0.0%)

How I feel about today:

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Mean: 5.00 Median: 5 Std. Dev 0.00

Awful 1		0 (0.0%)
2		0 (0.0%)
3		0 (0.0%)
4		0 (0.0%)
5		3 (100.0%)
6		0 (0.0%)
7		0 (0.0%)
8		0 (0.0%)
9		0 (0.0%)
Wonderful 10		0 (0.0%)

Today's discussion question: Do you ever run into times when you know the story requires that something happen but you can't make it make sense with the characters? Which wins, the plot or the characters?

I've mainly run into this with my big WIP. There are things that I planned to have happen that the characters won't now allow. I've been following the characters because this is more about how they develop and change than it is about a sequence of events. I have other stories in my head where the events matter more, and I have to figure out how to make those events plausible given the characters. I'm not sure how well I'll pull it off. I suppose I'll see.

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[linaewen]

I didn't really do anything today because I was recovering from a trip to the dentist. I must try to get my act together tomorrow, though, and put some words on paper!

Discussion: I've had this happen, especially with my biggest WIP, that is following a canonical timeline yet is also AU. I tried to be strict with my planned events at first, but the more the characters grew, the more they demanded things go their own way. So now the characters usually win out. Even so, the sequence of events is quite important, so they can't have everything they want! ;-)

I have finally written at least something :)

[theresa_ramseyer]

I have been in a writing funk all month - my calendar is full of 0's. But I wrote a page or so Thursday, and chatting with my friends last night gave me an idea on where to go with the scene that popped into my head the other day.

I am planning to get a bunch of writing done today. I am FAR behind on a couple of competitions/nanowrite-style and I want to make at least a good impression. That means writing and revising and outlining and editing like a house afire today and tomorrow (grin). So hopefully I will have good results to report soon.

Theresa