I’ve been wanting to return to my “unpacking” posts ever since NaNoWriMo ended, but just haven’t had the time or energy. I finally have some time to breathe, so today “unpacking” returns. A lot has gone on in the journey since I last worked with a segment like this, but this final turn toward The…

This week’s section marked a first. I actually scrapped a piece after it was about one third of the way written and started over. It just seemed as though the words I was writing was pulling the characters away from where they wanted to go. In the end, I’m quite happy with how the passage…

It’s been rewarding to use some of these sections to work world-building. In this section we got to explore a bit about the nature of the political realities of The Valleys. Let’s unpack. “Old Times” The nature of the Inner Valleys is on display as the Sun set. The peoples in the larger outer settlements,…

I was happy to do some more character development in this passage. Ama got to act as moderating presence for Walter, Michael got to see a small crack in his shining vision of Walter, and Jeremy came to a strong conviction. Lets’ unpack. The setting We had such an ugly introduction to the Inner Valleys…

With Michael joining the party this passage became a necessity. Walter’s background has been teased over the course of the story thus far, and it’s soon going to be coming to the surface much more prominently. This was just the beginning, let’s unpack. Michael’s smiled warning The truth is, as soon as Walter stepped through…

Yesterday’s post completed the transition from the Tunnel and into the Inner Valleys proper. Interesting things are happening and we got to re-introduce a character whom I believe will be staying around for a bit. Let’s unpack. Walter gets a clue I think the shadow’s recent willingness to participate in the group’s conversation has helped…