Of course talking through my plot problems always helps and I’ve begun writing a new scene for the beginning of this book, which (hopefully) makes my heroine more sympathetic, and prepares the reader better for the frankly implausible things that happen later on in the book.
I don’t know why I worry about having frankly implausible plots. I always have them. This is nothing new. It’s practically my fricking trademark. But it has to be believably implausible, if that makes sense. It needs to be something the characters *would* do, even if nobody else in their right mind would. And this plot required a bit of reverse engineering to make it work.
This is, of course, the fourth time I’ve started this book, though I’m reasonably confident I’ve got it right this time, mostly because my heroine is shining through in a way she wasn’t quite before. I’ve called the new document EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that’s a good sign.
Love it, Julie. And if it’s any consolation, your plots never come across to me as that implausible once I’ve got in touch with your characters.
Be careful– your geek colors are showing!
You know, I fully expected this post to be about Star Wars or Star Trek…
Julie, I just woke my husband up snorting with laughter (ha, one small bit of revenge for the constant interruptions while I’ve been trying to write this week!)at the concept of “believably implausible”.
Love it! Might just have to get that tattooed somewhere to remind me of it.
I figure by definition romance is implausible. Nothing wrong with implausible. The challenge is making it believable (especially when my whole plot hinges on my characters doing something really really dumb).
Fingers crossed version four is the one!
I am totally a geek.
LOL Mulberry, glad I could help with a bit of revenge!!
I’m drawn to implausible fiction—things that are unusual and extraordinary. So I guess it makes sense I write it myself. I like books that give you some fantasy elements, let you experience things you wouldn’t in real life. Implausibility is necessary, I guess.
Or that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.