Last week, I talked about how my characters bring me to a screeching halt when I write them doing something they don't want to do. I mentioned I knew what scene it was and that I was going to fix it and move on. I hoped.
I fixed it. The new version is much better. If anyone tells my characters this, I will deny I ever said it, but my hero and heroine are right when they go on strike. This scene fits better with who the hero is.
But I wasn't able to move forward.
As I read through the rest of the draft to fix anything changed by the rewritten scene, I found another scene that doesn't work. This one is a little different than the previous scene. I mentioned that I started the proposal for this work about 8 years ago. I've done a lot of rewriting, but some of the original proposal has worked in the new draft and I've revised sections to fit.
I thought this scene would work perfectly in the new draft. I was wrong.
While the scene was fine in the original version, the characters are slightly different now. Or maybe it's that I know them better now. Either way, my heroine dug in her heels and insisted that she wouldn't act that way. Sadly (once again), I'm forced to admit she's right.
One more scene rewrite coming up.
