And then something brilliant happens

I didn’t write a lot this weekend — too busy being social. But I have been slogging away, a little bit at a time, since the start of the year. I just got to the end of chapter five. And I realized that I have four characters interacting in a certain way because I’d defined their relationships a certain way. However, at a later time I’d changed the basic definition of one of the characters, which changes the entire relationship the four of them have to have.

Basically, this last scene (and another one later on) no longer work at all. I need to figure out something else instead. It’s one of those times when, as part of my process, I say, “And now something brilliant happens.” I’m not sure what. I’ve been doing this long enough to recognize that this is something my back brain is going to have to solve. So I’m putting the book down for today, and will probably work on something else tomorrow, while my subconscious comes up with something brilliant. Because it will. And if it doesn’t, well, then I start prodding it carefully.

ETA: I was really tired earlier. Got ready for bed early, was going to go to sleep early, etc. And then the Brilliant Solution came. I’ve taken some frantic notes and now I need to let it go, need to sleep — I have to get up early tomorrow and work out with my trainer.

Still. Am pleased. My subconscious rocks.