The party is on the move! Let’s unpack their journey up into the hills South of The Ravine. The guards As relaxed as most of the party is, Michael and Terrin are taking their duties to guard Jeremy and the others very seriously. Terrin’s refusal to leave Walter alone with the animals and Michael’s decision…
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Unpacking Departure
Big things are happening to Jeremy and company, and some significant events happened in yesterday’s scene. Let’s unpack. Looking ahead Before I sat down to write “Departure,” I took the time to map out the final movement of this book. It was actually the first time I used Scrivener’s cork-board & synopsis features, and it…
Unpacking Expanding council
It’s time to get the gang back together! Ama’s arrival was the final piece needed to begin the outward journey. Let’s unpack. Tollen I enjoy Tollen as a character. He’s a good foil for Walter when he popped up in the story, and is lot more fun than the only other friendly foil Walter has…
Unpacking Preparations
Jeremy’s interlude enjoying “the good life” in The Ravine will soon end. The journey will be moving South in coming weeks. For now, let’s unpack. Time jumps I attempted to write this section as a series of flashbacks. As Walter prepares for their departure, Jeremy finds himself placed back on the periphery of events, which…
Unpacking Nightime resolve
It been a bit of a different week, so my apologies for the delay in unpacking Tuesday’s portion of Welcome to the Valleys. This wasn’t a huge revelation section, but there are some insights which call for exploration. Change in Tone The story is going to begin speeding up as we reach the conclusion of…
Unpacking The end of a road
This was a very different passage. Let’s unpack. Time jump I’ve been writing this story for over a year, but in story time that only amounted to several days. So I took the opportunity to speed up time a bit. It allowed me to shift things up and prod the story along. It was an…
