Just Do It

Back to the outline. It's amazing how I wrote my first novel with no outline. KILLER OF KILLERS needed a lot of revisions, though, over a year's worth, but still, the first draft flowed.

When THE VASE worked just as smoothly with an outline, and without the major adjustments KOK had, I figured the outline was the way to go.

So, after I wrapped up THE VASE, I proceeded to write the sequel to KOK with an outline. AARRGGHH.

I've documented how I've struggled with changing the events. I thought I had it hashed out. But you know what? It's back to the drawing board. No, I'm not starting over again from scratch, but I am REWRITING THAT OUTLINE. Instead of trying to insert this and delete that, I am putting it all down on the original outline, and from there, I'm making sure everything works just right. The people need to be in the right place and at the right time. They have got to have the right motivations to do what they do, and everything must be timed just right.

I don't want any of the WTF moments to be lost in the resolution. (Apologies to Nathan Bransford for borrowing that term.) And yeah, it's a reference to the show Lost, that he talked about on his blog.

Anyway, I believe in tying up loose ends, and if takes longer to do it, and more of an effort, then JUST DO IT! I've got two more weeks to kill before the teachers report for duty, so let's see if I can wrap up this first draft by then. But I promise this: I won't cop out on a logical and satisfying conclusion. This is my baby after all. So it's got to be as good as it possibly can be.