Rough Draft Challenge, Michelle, I'm late checking in...

Yes, well, I'm late but as the saying goes better late than never.

I have been having difficulty with my lead character for some time. She wasn't--I don't know--tortured enough? Her journey didn't seem realistic to me as the writer and if it isn't realistic to me, then how in the world am I supposed to make it realistic for the reader?

So I have made some changes. Some very heart wrenching changes, which make it more difficult for the lead to do what she does and I think most teen agers face a lot of the challenges she (Miranda) faces. She does not have an easy life, in fact, it takes a lot for her to pull herself up and out of a life that could swallow her whole. Overall, I'm terribly pleased with it. Everything seems to be clicking along smoothly now. And my lead's arc actually has an arc and she, as a character, actually grows in a meaningful and worthwhile way by the end of this story.

I've also found one of my villains pictured here. I really like this character as a villain. There is a quiet stillness about him that sends chills up my spine, and he is perfect for what I need.

New words: 2,257
Re-written: The first three chapters which I guess would mean about--I have no idea, let's just say they got re-written.

So that's it for me this week!
Ciao,
Michelle