I had quite a good writing weekend and managed to finish chapters two and three and make a start on chapter four. I'm just not 100% sure what I'm writing works. I initially thought Devon would end up living on the street because of a big fight or something that made it impossible to go home. But the way it's happening is more of a slow fade as no one cares if she's there or not. Which is fine except her personality is such, I don't think she'd give up the safely and security of a house, even a house that's indifferent to her presence.
So something needs to happen. Something that makes it impossible for her to go back. And it needs to happen in chapter four or it will be too late in the book. I already wonder if I've let things meander on too long. So what is that thing? I don't want it to be big or dramatic, necessarily. Just something that would be the catalyst for her deciding living away from home would be preferable. Let me know if you think of anything.
So my goal this week is to get through a couple more chapters. Finish the one I'm on, and hopefully write another. Once I get Devon out into the streets, I feel like the book will get easier to write because there's so much scope for things to happen to her. Even before she and Arlo meet.
What are your goals this week?
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