January 10, 2003
Not bad, not bad
I'm not doing so bad so far. I've written three hours this week, although most of that has been catching up on where I am with various works, and trying to pick up the threads again. Tonight at Write Club I tried to see if I could come up with an ending for "An Eye for an Eye". I had very little luck, but I realized that the whole story could well be the beginning of a subplot for False Light, which I haven't actually started writing yet. So instead, I tried to dive back into The Sword in the Mound. I did surprisingly well, managing about 500 words tonight.
The ending is starting to trouble me. I thought I had it all figured out, a standard romance novel happy ending, but the more I think about it, the less I can justify that given my main characters. It would be inconsistent for either of them to give up their lives and responsibilities for the sake of the other, and there's really no way for them to be together otherwise. Plus, I have to admit, the budding young feminist in me is having serious issues with setting up this intelligent, independent woman, only to have her give it all up and go live in someone else's kingdom for the sake of love. Just doesn't quite fit. So, I might end up going with a more bittersweet or even possibly a terribly sad ending. I just don't know if things are going to end well for poor Catriona and Tiernan...
