Dragonlady
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So i've just rewritten the first chapter of my WIP ( hit a crisis at 25000 words and have returned to the beginning). I'm really pleased with it. It depicts a social occasion where the interactions help you get to know the main character and her society and introduce key relationships and themes with just the right amount of foreshadowing. It's 2915 words, and I feel like it works, but I can't get my head around the second chapter.
The first time around I was using it to depict more every day scenes to introduce a certain element of their society that is a large part of the theme, but it now feels a bit flat. Do you spend time getting to know your characters and world before plunging head first into the action?
Also, when I tried to write an adventure fantasy, it ended up with a murder in it. Now I'm trying to write a romance, it's also developed a murder. What to do with said murder is part of what drove my 25k word crisis). I read a lot of detective fiction, but the thought of trying to write a murder mystery is quite overwhelming - I don't really know where to begin with plotting it and doing it well. Do I give in and try?
The first time around I was using it to depict more every day scenes to introduce a certain element of their society that is a large part of the theme, but it now feels a bit flat. Do you spend time getting to know your characters and world before plunging head first into the action?
Also, when I tried to write an adventure fantasy, it ended up with a murder in it. Now I'm trying to write a romance, it's also developed a murder. What to do with said murder is part of what drove my 25k word crisis). I read a lot of detective fiction, but the thought of trying to write a murder mystery is quite overwhelming - I don't really know where to begin with plotting it and doing it well. Do I give in and try?