Confession: I’ve stopped most of the way through my first draft. Today will mark the second day in a row where I didn’t complete a scene, even though I’m only 16 scenes away from the end of the first draft.
I realized that this POV arc is completely wrong. I can slog through writing these 16 scenes, knowing that I’ll throw away most or all of them. I’m going to change the 3rd POV character’s arc and character so drastically that I won’t be able to keep any of my draft.
(I’m pretty sure this is a real problem, and not an excuse to avoid finishing :)
I’m planning on re-outlining the 3rd POV character, writing that, then continuing with the 2nd draft.