NaNo sends weekly pep talks, and the last one was Phillip Pullman, who mentions that the hardest part of a book to write is page 70. Page 1, you have lots of ideas and enthusiasm; by the end you're winding up and winding down. Page 70, though...that's the point where you've gotten all your initial ideas out there, or can't figure out how to get from the last section to the next idea. You've stirred the pot, and it's bubbling, but now there are no new ingredients to add. You have to let it simmer, but if you walk off it'll burn.
Well, Our Hero has just successfully escaped from the Casino of Death. He's survived being shot at without being harmed, and has managed to rob the cashier's booth of the money he won but they wouldn't pay. He's even flown around the big room of the casino in a hurricane he summoned, and managed in the process to keep the gun-happy goons from carelessly shooting bystanders. He's in the limo and speeding away with cash and freedom and all his toes, and a major adrenalin high.
Now it really gets bad. The mafia's after him, his family and friends, and they have the local police in their pocket, so there's an APB that's going to be a problem even if he leaves the state. He can't fly, but the bad guys can, so they can beat him back to his mom, his girlfriend... He can do amazing things, but how can he take on the mob and the police at the same time, and still protect those he cares about?
My page 70 hump wasn't so bad (thought technically I'm only on 68), but I can see where I DESPERATELY need editing and a rewrite. We knew that was coming; it's no surprise. I just finally believe it viscerally. Heart has understood what head kept saying, lol
So in the end, generating a story, for me at least, is easy.
The hard part's going to be ensuring enough quality that I don't mind putting my name on it.
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