However did you guess?! Heh. Yeah, I'm working on an AU attempted reconciliation while she's pregnant with Madison. But having sat on it for a bit, I've realized that the new scene as written doesn't fit these particular characters. I mean, I'm pretty sure Jeannie wouldn't even blink at the prospect of, say, whacking Rodney on the arm or something. So I'm punting that development and reworking the new scene; I think it's for the best.
That's interesting, that you've found yourself taking different approaches that way. In my case, I tend to work linear only when I'm working very short (which is quite rare for me); for anything even slightly longer, I get ideas for elements far sooner than I find the energy to make them connect. And I'm constantly reworking what's already written, so having to polish a scene that's no longer quite right -- or even remove it to a scraps file and replace it -- isn't usually that daunting. (I was just rattled in this case by a complete derailment in the first two scenes!)
I think I will try to pay better attention to the character-versus-plot dynamic, though. That's a cool hypothesis!
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That's interesting, that you've found yourself taking different approaches that way. In my case, I tend to work linear only when I'm working very short (which is quite rare for me); for anything even slightly longer, I get ideas for elements far sooner than I find the energy to make them connect. And I'm constantly reworking what's already written, so having to polish a scene that's no longer quite right -- or even remove it to a scraps file and replace it -- isn't usually that daunting. (I was just rattled in this case by a complete derailment in the first two scenes!)
I think I will try to pay better attention to the character-versus-plot dynamic, though. That's a cool hypothesis!