Update will be late tonight.

[lomonaaeren]

And it may be tomorrow. I just had a twist in 'Forgive Those Who Trespass'* that may annihilate a good part of the plot I had planned. Or maybe not. I have to sit back and figure this out before I continue.

*OMFG, Harry, you were supposed to act stupid! Not all reasonable-like! 'A Potion Named Desire' Harry is the reasonable one, not you! Stop interrupting my plot!

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[dysonrules.livejournal.com]

Don't you hate when they do that? Yay, go Harry! (Sorry, his un-reasonable-ness was starting to make me itch to slap him.)

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Honestly? I think now that he's not being reasonable, he just really wants sex.

[dysonrules.livejournal.com]

Oh thank god, because we really want him to have some, lol!

[auntbijou.livejournal.com]

*laughs gently* I've been stalled on my series for almost a year, because two of my characters are literally sitting in opposite corners, pouting and snarking at each other (and it's not even useful snarking, while the third character is practically weeping with desperation. I can't get them to cooperate. Dammit.

Take your time, hon. It will resolve itself. Prolly at 3 a.m., when you'll sit up in the bed, hit your forehead, and say, "What was I thinking???" or "of course! It's so simple!!"

[ravenqueen55.livejournal.com]

Don't we ever!!!

[ravenqueen55.livejournal.com]

It's frustrating when they do that, isn't it? Like, you have no control whatsover...they rule everything.

[lycias.livejournal.com]

Haha, so Harry's libido won one over? Haha, I always think its so funny when authors talk about their characters "running away" from them. I do love UST though, so I don't mind if you get his sex drive back on track :P

[shadowfox79.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know that feeling. I'm working on an original piece at the moment and have gone through four story plans already. My characters just will not do what I intended.

Fortunately they seem to know what they're doing, so my advice would always be to just go with it :)

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hate that. My deepest sympathies. At least I know that my characters have a place to move forwards to.

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Yes. And although I think the chapter turned out better than I thought it would when I made this post, I just...argh.

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

It did! But he still thinks that his morals are the most important factor. :)

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Sorry about that. That's part of the reason I try to have a plot that's solid in the outline but vague in detail; trying to put too many specific moments in throws me off.

[shadowfox79.livejournal.com]

The last time I tried that I ended up wandering all over the place. I seem to be the kind of writer who needs to plan out exactly what's going to happen, otherwise I lose my pacing.

Of course, what's happening isn't what I planned, but as long as I *have* a plan - even if it is a repeatedly re-written one - and know what's going to happen in the next chapter at least, I can keep on track :)

Seems to work for you, though - I love your chaptered fics.