2010 FRESH START and a BLUE MOON
Ah ha, it’s a New Year. And we had a blue moon (a second full moon in a month). This only happens once every twenty eight years on New Year’s Eve. It is also time to take action and shake off the hibernating, eating too much gremlins. Walk the dogs more ;-)
It is time to get out in the garden, prune trees and bushes,(like the Curly Willow shown above), collect debris, and decide if plants need to be moved. I know of four large heather plants which will benefit from a fresh start in a new location.
Two secondary characters in my writing need a fresh start. I realized a favorite pastime of one of my secondary characters may/most likely, is best suited to another character. I have been shuffling these changes around in my brain for days. Secondary characters are important. They serve numerous purposes and their actions affect not only plot movement but elements for the main characters to push up against.
I will most likely write several scenes with the changes and see which feels right. I have promised myself to make the new start for these characters and not feel guilty about taking away something from one character and giving it to the other. As a writer I hold great power in my hands and also feel like a parent wanting to do the right thing by my creations. Dang, but making this fresh start is painful.
Ooh, already this is a New Year angst!
