WIP update

So, I finally decided to combine some previous ideas for my Naessa short story into one. Which is interesting, if currently a bit unwieldy. I haven't quite gotten the two half-ideas to balance in any meaningful way throughout the story. Then again, I keep self-editing, so it's not like I've actually gotten far in the physical writing. *shrugs*

And then our gaming session Sunday ended on a major cliffhanger, so I keep distracting myself by speculating about what will happen next, rather than figure out what I think happened previously to my character. Not that that isn't FUN, but it is lacking in productive.

Current threads of the WIP:

Current Characters:
Naessa
Jatris
Oriane
(I like what we did in-game better than what I was writing, so she might not be in the short story much)

Flashback Characters:
Ferron
Ninnion
Ashoa
Darana

Themes:
Romance
Family
Responsibility

Plot:
And here's the problem... I have no idea what actually happens to inspire all these character conversations and scenes I have floating around in my brain! And everyone sitting around thinking about them is just BORING. I've heard the advice that just have the most horrible thing you can think of happen to your character, which now that I'm writing out seems to be helping. I'll have to remind myself of that when I start up again. *evil grin* Literary angst, here we come!