September 21, 2022
Daily Diary, Day 750: I had a really good day plotting yesterday. What this meant was that I worked off and on all day, writing out the details for two separate plot threads for this second part of the novel I am working on. In each case, I was developing what the characters wanted to achieve, how they went about achieving, including obstacles to overcome, and how their goals were/or were not achieved by the end of the book. In the process, I also included ways in which these two distinct threads intersected, and the effect they had on the main character arcs.
A lot of fun. I also had two phone calls, and got all my exercise goals met.
This morning, I've had my walk, cleaned, put in laundry, had two phone calls, and wrote a long email that I sent to two authors also writing in this shared Paradisi Chronicles world. Parts of my plots put forth certain "facts" that my characters are discovering about the planet they are on and the special powers of the native inhabitants, and I need to make sure that these "facts" don't mess with these authors' planned stories.
After lunch, I have one phone call scheduled, but I should be able to start outlining.
We are inching towards warmer weather again. It is so interesting to see that the warmer it is, the slower I walk! Not much is changing in the neighborhood, just this one rather modest Halloween decoration (there were about 4 of these in the yard, nothing else!)