So I started to work on the outline, thinking about the new starting point and working backward. The results have been eye opening. First of all the story works better from the new starting point and characters come into play at a much faster pace. This was the real issue I had with what I had done to this point. The unintended discovery AKA breakthrough came when I was considering how to work the conclusion. I thought I had it all planned out. Wrong. I have two compelling characters, both sadistic (there really isn't a hero in this story), who are redeemable. I believed that I had made a choice as to who would prevail, but now I'm not so sure. I've "discussed" it with the two of them (Ah head conversations with characters, precursor to mental issues or part of the creative process?)... but they're opposed and nothing is going to change that. They want each other dead... period. I can't sell out the story by coming up with some kind of compromise for these guys... so I am stuck. Oh, joy. Can you play rock, paper, scissor with your characters?
