Catherine's husband will live!

[luzula]

I'm so glad I made that post asking for writing advice: thank you all for the brainstorming help! One of the comments dislodged an idea for me, and now I know how to solve my plot issue without killing Catherine's husband. But I will still get the required drama, and good character and relationship development! \o/ Actually it will be much more interesting this way.

I love this aspect of writing longfic: when I was writing my previous longfic, the one where I had to re-plot the course of the war, it happened several times that I was stuck on the plot: I had an effect that I wanted, or a desired outcome, but I had no idea how to achieve it. But with some brainstorming help from my beta readers, I always finally did, and it was so satisfying.

Comments

[cathexys]

And here I'd already gotten over him being dead. LOL.

Glad you found a way around it!

[luzula]

Hee. It's not that I think readers would mourn him, but my solution will lead to character development for him, as well! And I wasn't really happy with the solution of killing him off.

[seascribble]

Hahaha an excellent title.

[luzula]

Haha, well, this is definitely not the central concern of my 120K WIP! But satisfying to solve nonetheless.

[regshoe]

Glad you've found a satisfactory way to resolve the problem :D Sorting out plotting issues like that can be such good fun—I often end up in that situation where I've got the shape of the ending in my head and have to work through figuring out the details of how to get there, and I can imagine it's more of a challenge the longer and more intricately plotted the fic!

[luzula]

Yes, it is very satisfying! Especially when you have despaired, for a few days, of finding a solution...and then you do find one after all. : )

[nnozomi]

congratulations Catherine's husband ;) It really is so satisfying to suddenly see the light in plotting that way, good for you.

[luzula]

Thanks, it really is! I'm sure Catherine's husband is grateful. : )