I actually got some writing done today! Since I had to take several days away from it, when I sat down to get back at it, my brain froze! I hadn’t a clue where I thought I was taking it. So I stared at it for a few days and today starting typing.
Since I am adding in scenes to Butch Girls as well as moving some of the original ones around, there are several scenes that should happen but haven’t yet so I’m trying to get them in. I think I found a way around one, which leads to several others (hence its importance).
In the original one, Grace’s car breaks down; the carburetor needs to be rebuilt; she and Kelly work on it together; Grace feels empowerment after doing something she never thought she could do. While I like the idea, I wasn’t too thrilled with parts of it. For one, she needed to have an old enough car to have a carburetor but it couldn’t be so old it was infeasible. I may have fixed that situation too, although it’s not quite there yet.
In the meantime, Forward Motion has a monthly challenge and I took part (am still taking part) in the February one. It’s showing two characters meeting for the first time and demonstrating that push/pull of romantic interest. I took a character from Butch Girls and invented another one and had them meet. Kinda cool, actually.
One last thing before I go: DON’T FORGET MONDAY IS VALENTINES DAY! If you get in trouble, don’t blame me.
PS For a trip down memory lane, here are some of the cars I considered for Grace’s dilemma:
’79 AMC Spirit
Ford Pinto
Dodge Omni
’86 El Camino
Also, for the February Challenge, I had to look up old trucks. Much more fun!
Old GMC Trucks
’52 Chevy truck
another ’52 Chevy truck