Time For This Writer to Move to Plan B

A couple weeks ago I shared in my blog that I was working on a book that had two couples in it. This of course meant that there are two romantic conflicts, four point of view (POVs), four backstories, two first meets, two first kisses…you get the idea.

Well, I was super exited about tackling this but then I got nervous. The more I wrote, the more I realized it was taking a long time to get into the crux of the story with all of the set up and background and scenes I was writing for both couples.

So I sent what I had written so far to a writer friend who beta reads for me and she came back and confirmed my fear. It was taking too long to really delve into the story.

Now what?

I had to make the decision to focus on one couple. A painful, but necessary decision. And when I read it again, I realized that the story was truly leaning in one direction and toward one couple. Which means a rewrite.

Wahhhhhh!

I’ve spent the last week trying to rework 30k words that I already had written to narrow the focus to one primary couple. And I still need to decide what to do with the other couple. Do I fit them in as a secondary couple with hints of them getting together? Or do I write a short story or full length novel getting them together after the fact?

We’ll have to wait and see about that. Right now I need to work on a happy ever after for the first couple. Stay tuned.