September 26, 2003
Closer still...
So I revamped the outline for the final chapters of The Exile's Daughter, and cut one. Now I have roughly three full chapters left to write, and two scenes in this current chapter. The end is so close I'm afraid I'm going to start galloping, which is my customary reaction to seeing the end of a piece. Please, no galloping. I think the outline will help that tendency a lot. We'll see.
It's not laziness, I swear...
I've somehow managed to cut a chapter from my outline. While I was sitting in my car last night and waiting for roadside rescue, I was thinking about the timeline of the final events of the novel. I'd had it stretched out over days or weeks, but one of the characters, literally, in dialogue I wrote just yesterday said, "I want X finished by tomorrow night." I thought about throwing some obstacles in his path, but he's stubborn little feline, so I figured it would be a waste of time. So, I changed the timeline. I think that'll give the whole climax of the novel faster pacing. Plus, well, it'll probably leave me with less to write. I'm not complaining too loud about that either.
I spent most of the morning figuring this out. I'm thinking I should probably spend at least a little time actually writing now. :P
