Wow, was that a wasted week!

No, I didn't answer any of the questions I'd set out for myself. No, I didn't update this blog (obviously). No, I do NOT know what my plot will be anymore because now I'm second-guessing everything I initially came up with (except for the main character and the witch). Gah! THIS is why I never finish a stupid novel!!

I did sit down and come up with a map for Piper's world. That actually bothered me a lot; not knowing where she was from or anything about the world she lived in. Now, I have the name of her town (Penny Hill) as well as a basic map of her known world. It's about the size of Scotland, Wales, and Britain combined, though in a different shape. And while that's all we know so far, there are other lands beyond the mountain range to the north and to the east past the Plains. Piper's people know about the ones to the east, even if they have very little to do with them. Those to the north, however, will be a surprise. Not that that will happen in this particular novel, but it's nice to know these things regardless of whether or not you use them.

Anyway, I'm now seriously waffling on what I want the plot to be. Should she run off on her own after screwing up? Or should she go on an adventure with all of her friends from Penny Hill which results in a major screw-up? The kind of person she is sort of dictates that she run off on her own after a major cock-up created by her own poor choice. While out on her own, she stumbles on the witch in the cave. (Who needs a name, I've suddenly remembered.) From there, who the hell knows what happens? I sure don't. Of course, before this moment, I wasn't even sure THAT would happen!

Do I let it go on its own? Or do I try to create an agenda and force Piper to adhere to it? OR should I just continue to build up the area she'll be traveling in and allow the story to unfold based on the choices that she continues to make? I kind of like that idea. Sort of a "choose your own adventure" with the MC doing the choosing. I know her well enough to guess what she'd do (probably the opposite of what I'd do, but then, she's not me).

I think this blog is helpful for more than just charting my success and failure. It's a good place to throw out all of the crap in my head and figure out where to go with it. The more I let it fester in my mind, the worse it all sounds, but when I put it on paper (or screen) it seems to make more sense.

Now... to name that witch.