SJ Longthorne

god, that reminds me of the time i got somewhere between 20 and 25k into a manuscript before i realized the entire premise was completely implausible it had a happy ending, i was able to rescue the idea, but talk about a roller coaster of emotion

aw jeez that's a nightmare glad you were able to revive it!

no kidding - i was lucky in that someone suggested a VERY creative idea to tie it all together. anyway, save those 500 words! you never know, you might find a use for them later!

SO I realised I could change a small detail and use to it explain a caveat. BUT... the lore that caveat is based on hasn't been revealed yet. So I'm thinking I avoid the garden of dead bodies for now and return when we THINK we know why there wouldn't be a garden of dead bodies.

UNLESS... we still go to the garden of dead bodies, have the characters confused, show that most of the time that's not a thing and then have someone be like "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GARDEN OF DEAD BODIES, HMM?"

Whaddaya reckon? Lay the lore foundation then return for the caveat, or show the caveat, learn the lore and be like whuuuu?

good question! without knowing context, i guess it'd depend on the kind of story it is. you know, if it's suspenseful, it might benefit from mystery/surprise. but honestly, in situations like these, i tend to pick what's most straightforward for the plot. i can change it later

Yeah. It's a fantasy with some suspense and mystery which is tied into the lore, what people know and don't know, but otherwise focussing on relationships.