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This is a query regarding my current WIP.
I’m just over 35,000 words into my novel and it’s become a little bit of a slog. The main reason (I Think) – doubts about my plotting.
The story, so far, revolves around three different characters (Claire, Brian and Tom) which come together at the end of the first act. The problem I’ve found is that two of the three have a lot less ‘page time’. Is this a terrible problem?
The character with the glut of words, Claire, consumes about 15-20k words (a guess-timate) of what I have so far.
I envisage the novel in three parts so far.
The first part deals with the three characters and their separate lives. They come together ‘by chance’ in a particular location. Claire gets more screen time as she gets their first and the place is important.
Having only written most of the first part here is my plan for the next two parts…
The second part is historical and only features one of the characters (Brian) and the relative of the other (Tom), lesser character from part one. Claire and Tom are not involved at all.
The third part is back in the present and should feature all three characters equally … and hopefully an ending which is nowhere to be found.
I understand this is quite long winded and probably difficult to follow – any feedback would help.
I’m just over 35,000 words into my novel and it’s become a little bit of a slog. The main reason (I Think) – doubts about my plotting.
The story, so far, revolves around three different characters (Claire, Brian and Tom) which come together at the end of the first act. The problem I’ve found is that two of the three have a lot less ‘page time’. Is this a terrible problem?
The character with the glut of words, Claire, consumes about 15-20k words (a guess-timate) of what I have so far.
I envisage the novel in three parts so far.
The first part deals with the three characters and their separate lives. They come together ‘by chance’ in a particular location. Claire gets more screen time as she gets their first and the place is important.
Having only written most of the first part here is my plan for the next two parts…
The second part is historical and only features one of the characters (Brian) and the relative of the other (Tom), lesser character from part one. Claire and Tom are not involved at all.
The third part is back in the present and should feature all three characters equally … and hopefully an ending which is nowhere to be found.
I understand this is quite long winded and probably difficult to follow – any feedback would help.