Help, Writers BLOCK!
Devilfish:
Another thing I do when I get stuck is get out some paper and write down some thoughts from several characters' POV. If a situation arises that multiple characters are involved in and you let all of them have a say about it, in character, it really helps to give you ideas about how to resolve the conflict and what your characters are all about. It's not easy, it's almost like acting really, but you can get some amazing results.
Stelio Kontos:
Rock Justice's Conquering Writers Block 101: A Basic Course Overview:
-List several possible plotlines from after where you're stuck.
-Run them through your head.
-Did that? Good. Now run them through your head again, evaluating what you see as their overall effect on the reader.
-And again.
-And again.
-And so on and so forth.
-Keep on doing it, but not for too long, alright? Or else you'll end up like me, running several-year-old ideas through your head like they were just created a few moments ago.
-Run you ideas by other people.
-Use their reactions to effectively eliminate some plotlines from usage. (But file them away for possible future use.)
-Log onto here.
-Check thread for other ideas.
-Combine all previous ideas with mine.
Zorom:
Is there any element of fantasy in the story?
Maybe Ophelia could get replaced by a fairy changeling?
Does Freya come back as a ghost and...warn them of something? Bless Autumn?
Maybe there's some sort of family curse, or a deep secret handed down for generations...
In every legacy I've read, there's always a perfect marriage. Life doesn't always work out that way, though, I think someone should have a generation where realistically something goes wrong, you know?
Devomuffins:
It's funny you would suggest that Zorom, because in the oringinal story Fae is a changling baby. I ended up cutting it out and leaveing the explaination for her elfish looks up to the reader's imagination.
As for the imperfect marrige suggestion, that applies to Esme and Jason, who really don't have the same dreams in life. But yes, it would be a good twist.
Zorom:
xD We all know Esme wants children, but what does Jason want? >:D
Is Freya a ghost? Does Jacob know that Fae is a changeling? You could have some interesting dialog there. ;)
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