The Plot Bunny Strikes.

[j_cheney]

I just had a rather large element of the plot 'unfold' in my mind, presenting me with the reason for everything that happens in this book.

Yes, it waited until 2/3s of the way through the second draft to do so.

I blame the bunny. Keeping secrets from me again! Dratted bunny!

Comments

[marshall-payne.livejournal.com]

Sorry, J. Does give me a chance to use this icon I adopted just for your LJ. ;o)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Actually, this is a good thing, because the POV character is rather naive....so figuring things out late kinda fits her. But I still would rather have known myself.

[kmarkhoover.livejournal.com]

The bunny is very capricious.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Yea, verily...

[parishwhittaker.livejournal.com]

Cue the Monty Python Holy Grail rabbit imagery in my mind...

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Sorry, now you'll be at it all night...

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

The Bunny should be too busy to be causing trouble right now.

However, the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch is bound to help.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

;o)

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

I've had that happen 2/3 of the way through a short story before, but never novel length. That's one evil bunny.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, it's not the POV characters actions that have suddenly become clear, but the impetus for several other people's actions--so it's not as bad as it could be. People have been hiding things from her all along, so why not this, as well....

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Actually not too much.

The chapters that I kep re-doing? (29 and 30) Those are the dividing point, so now I can proceed more comfortably.

When I do my read-through after finishing, I may need to add a few sentences for forewshadowing, but now I feel more competent to do that. This is a good thing, honestly ;o)

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

You need to hug that bunny, because you couldn't have planned it better.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

So true...

[jtglover.livejournal.com]

Well, what did you expect at this time of year!? :) Glad to hear it appeared, in any case. At least you know what you'll be doing in the next draft...

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

How true!

[stinabat.livejournal.com]

"Bunnies! Floppy, hoppy, bunnies!"

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Evil floppy bunnies...

[isleburroughs.livejournal.com]

Perfect timing for plot bunnies:o)

Especially chocolate ones...mmmm....

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Chocolate is the best ;o)

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Yours is a frisky bunny! :D You sound pretty happy, so it must have been an awesome revelation (if I'm reading you right?). How much rewriting are we talking, here?

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Actually, not as much as I'd feared due to the 'in the dark' nature of the POV character. I found it out about when she did...