Mayor Gravity
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- Posted: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:43:36 +0000
The Lobster Queen
So, shortly after I drafted the first outline for my story, I realized that I had a problem on my hands-
There was no way that I had 50k words worth of material, unless I got wordy to the point of absurdity.
I decided to start the story anyway and see what happened - maybe I'd think of a way to prolong the plot once I got going.
Well, you all know how this song goes. I had my outline in one hand, all nice and neat, and in the other, an MC who was having none of that bullshit. Thus, the plot was prolonged by my MC's tendency to take divergent routes wherever possible, to the point where my description of them changed from "vengeance-seeking-missile" to "bullheaded, brash lunatic".
Now I'm nearing the end of the story (and the end of my wordcount) and trying to wrap things up up in preparation to start editing. I get it built up all to the climactic final battle...
...and my little s**t of an MC refuses to stab the big bad. Just. Outright. gonk
Sad part is, I'm loving it. Even if it means I need to scramble to figure out "where we go from here" now. Guess I'm in it for another few chapters, at least!
So, have any of you guys had the (mis)fortune of a character turning your plot on its head, to your enjoyment? If so, do share!
There was no way that I had 50k words worth of material, unless I got wordy to the point of absurdity.
I decided to start the story anyway and see what happened - maybe I'd think of a way to prolong the plot once I got going.
Well, you all know how this song goes. I had my outline in one hand, all nice and neat, and in the other, an MC who was having none of that bullshit. Thus, the plot was prolonged by my MC's tendency to take divergent routes wherever possible, to the point where my description of them changed from "vengeance-seeking-missile" to "bullheaded, brash lunatic".
Now I'm nearing the end of the story (and the end of my wordcount) and trying to wrap things up up in preparation to start editing. I get it built up all to the climactic final battle...
...and my little s**t of an MC refuses to stab the big bad. Just. Outright. gonk
Sad part is, I'm loving it. Even if it means I need to scramble to figure out "where we go from here" now. Guess I'm in it for another few chapters, at least!
So, have any of you guys had the (mis)fortune of a character turning your plot on its head, to your enjoyment? If so, do share!