Back in Time

I've had an idea.

I lack a plot for this year's NaNo novel, which I have been scribbling at daily (against the rules, but that's how I roll). My best ideas usually come to me a) while falling asleep, or b) out running. So far I've got nothing. It's irritating.

Thought: go back and edit the first manuscript - the first a victim of several starts and stops - and...find a plot there? Or at least figure out where everyone is at the end (beyond arguing with one another, which I think is where I left them) and go from there.

"The Truth is Out There" by Sonata Arctica has been a source of inspiration. I get the impression Vibeke is searching for something - not sure what. Then there's this line: "I tried to make a deal..."

Okay, that's something. Maybe I can use this. Did she make a deal with someone? Did it go wrong?

Maybe she's on the run?

The Vibby in Evil isn't the sort to purposely get into trouble. But Armageddon changes people.

OK. Even if she made a deal and it went wrong and now she's running, I still have no villain. Or real problem.

Evil was a fun story to write. It had a severe identity crisis, but the characters were entertaining and I had a blast knocking it out (70k in 15 days!). Unfortunately, I did pull all the lot devices out of thin air, and the story reads somewhat disjointedly as a result. I stopped editing about halfway through it. My next course of action, maybe, will be to finish editing it - or at least get it into somewhat decent shape - before NaNo and then at least have a decent kickoff point for its sequel.

This should be...interesting.