Angela Verdenius's Blog - Posts Tagged "darker"
A Darker Slant - good or not?!
So I'm really hitting a wall with Ryan's story. It's not him right now, surprisingly, but the fact that the story is darker than I had planned. I keep trying to find a way to lighten it, but it doesn't seem to be happening. And seeing as I like writing light-hearted stories, this is unusual.
I had this same problem when I wrote Shattered Soul (book 18 of my sci-fi series), it was really dark and I had problems. The only way I finally finished it was by embracing the story and just going with it.
So my decision now is - do I scrap three whole chapters of Ryan's story and restart with a different slant to make it lighter? Or do I embrace the serious side and go with it? ARGH!
I admit, I lean more towards going with the story as it is and see where it goes. It's taking a turn I hadn't expected, the heroine is not the usual girl I write, her actions unexpected. Her motives and experiences...it's just different. She's a tough cookie, that's all I'll say right now about her!
So yeah, I think I'm just going to continue forging on and see where Ryan and his girl lead me.
Sometimes the pathways aren't always so clear!!
I had this same problem when I wrote Shattered Soul (book 18 of my sci-fi series), it was really dark and I had problems. The only way I finally finished it was by embracing the story and just going with it.
So my decision now is - do I scrap three whole chapters of Ryan's story and restart with a different slant to make it lighter? Or do I embrace the serious side and go with it? ARGH!
I admit, I lean more towards going with the story as it is and see where it goes. It's taking a turn I hadn't expected, the heroine is not the usual girl I write, her actions unexpected. Her motives and experiences...it's just different. She's a tough cookie, that's all I'll say right now about her!
So yeah, I think I'm just going to continue forging on and see where Ryan and his girl lead me.
Sometimes the pathways aren't always so clear!!
