La Vie Boheme

Stuck in the middle

It's the damned middle section again. First twist has come and gone, the final twist is waiting in the wings, and I have no idea how to get there. I suspect the problem has to do with a weak grasp on my hero and heroine. I'm not entirely sure why they're doing what they're doing--hence, no good way to predict what they'll do next.

Sometimes it seems like the days of blindly writing my way past a block like this are gone. I'm too conscious of suckage, too conscious of the massive structural problems I'm creating. I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. I mean, being TOO conscious of suckage is a bad thing, but trying to be more careful with a first draft isn't a bad thing, right? I think I need to spend some time getting to know these people. I mean, they seem nice enough...