The Craft - Blundering Through the Final Few Pages

May 5, 2008 on 7:00 am | In Resonance Mates, The Craft |

I’m working on the final chapter of Jaci’s Experiment - the third book in my Resonance Mates series (Hara’s Legacy, Davin’s Quest). Late last week, I spent about six to seven hours writing somewhere over 5,000 words only to decide later that night that the direction I’d taken the scene in at the last minute just would not work.

See, I’d planned to (how to say this without giving too much away?) have the main characters arrive somewhere and settle into the place. At the very last moment, I decided to have people there to meet them and it took the scene in a different direction entirely. When I got to the next scene, I realized what I’d impulsively done had messed up some important aspects of what I’d planned to do next and what would come in subsequent books in the series. I had a plan and I really should have stuck to it. *sigh*

Live and learn. I should have known better than to veer off course at the last moment without thinking it through completely, but most often when I get these creative wild hares, they turn out okay. This time, not so okay. However, I do have a backup plan. With a little tweaking, I just may be able to use the majority of those 5,000 words in the next book. We’ll see when I get to writing it, but I’ll keep it in mind to try once I get to that point.

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  1. I’m so excited! I have loved this series from day one. Hara’s Legacy was just wonderful - and after a box of tissues, I still loved it! Davin’s Quest was fantastic and I am so looking forward to Jaci and Grady’s stories.

    But next week are the Dragons! Very excited about that too!!!

    Valerie
    :D

    Comment by Valerie Tibbs — May 5, 2008 #

  2. So you found the silver lining in that cloud-Woohoo for Grady’s book!

    Joy
    *always looking forward to the next book*

    Yipee for Jfinishing aci’s Experiment!

    Comment by Joy Roett — May 5, 2008 #

  3. Thanks Valerie! Yeah, I have to start thinking dragonish thoughts myself for the big day on Tuesday. I hope you’ll like FireDrake!!! :)

    Comment by Bianca D'Arc — May 5, 2008 #

  4. Thanks, Joy! I appreciate the cheers! :) Jaci’s Experiment is *almost* done. I hope to have it finished up and ready for editing any day now, but the end is the hardest part - I have to be sure to tie up all the loose ends and not miss any, so I have to tread rather carefully. ;)

    Comment by Bianca D'Arc — May 5, 2008 #

  5. I’m sorry you have to scrap all those words. I REALLY hope you can use them in the next book.

    I can’t wait for Jaci either! WooHoo!!!

    Comment by Jambrea — May 6, 2008 #

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