Making some progress
I did try out a few different POV's today. It was kind of fun. I got to talk a little bit about Miss Pettigrew, a little bit about Laura, and of course a lot more about Seth. Seth moved into Miss Pettigrew's place, and is going to be forced into the faux queen pageant (or whatever it will be called in 1920's slang) very soon.
I'm still really not sure what will happen with my plot.
While some of you seem to have an idea of where things are heading, I really don't. I have some ideas, but nothing that really counts as a 'story arc.' There are 'things that will happen' but this kind of book seems like it has to be about some kind of character development. Seth will go through something to help her deal with the loss of her family, or to make her realize she has a new family, or she can stand on her own, and she doesn't have to be such a doormat, or her country ways are fine and she doesn't have to try to be something she's not, or whatever. You get the point. It seems like there should be some moral, or emotional resolution.
In the meantime, to liven things up, I ended my writing today with this:
Unable to face company right then, knowing she was being beyond rude but past the point of caring, Seth dragged her feet up the five wooden steps to the wooden front porch. She touched her forehead in greeting to the two women, seen through the window, in the barest nod to common courtesy. She set her small carpetbag down, sat heavily down into a roomy wooden chair, closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep.
She opened her eyes to chaos.
And immediately closed them again.
But soon, gentleman that she was, she forced her eyes open and struggled up from the chair.
Any suggestions for what you'd like to see happen next?
I'm still really not sure what will happen with my plot.
While some of you seem to have an idea of where things are heading, I really don't. I have some ideas, but nothing that really counts as a 'story arc.' There are 'things that will happen' but this kind of book seems like it has to be about some kind of character development. Seth will go through something to help her deal with the loss of her family, or to make her realize she has a new family, or she can stand on her own, and she doesn't have to be such a doormat, or her country ways are fine and she doesn't have to try to be something she's not, or whatever. You get the point. It seems like there should be some moral, or emotional resolution.
In the meantime, to liven things up, I ended my writing today with this:
Unable to face company right then, knowing she was being beyond rude but past the point of caring, Seth dragged her feet up the five wooden steps to the wooden front porch. She touched her forehead in greeting to the two women, seen through the window, in the barest nod to common courtesy. She set her small carpetbag down, sat heavily down into a roomy wooden chair, closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep.
She opened her eyes to chaos.
And immediately closed them again.
But soon, gentleman that she was, she forced her eyes open and struggled up from the chair.
Any suggestions for what you'd like to see happen next?
Is this when he is forced into a faux-queen pageant?
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