You prepared for a long reply? I certainly don't mind talking about the evolution of this story.
The first thing that came to me were snippets of the situation inside the Center. I knew the reasons behind the Center, the plights of the Gestates in general - and I knew Jensen's history. He was always a priest who'd been attacked in his own church - always.
But, as for the Inseminates? I knew Sam was going to be one of my heroes - flawed - but a good guy at heart. His evolution was complete by the time I got to Chapter 3. At that point I knew he was married and knew what role she would play in the story. She was always going to die - and she was always going to die doing something heroic - but it would not be a faultless death. Her death has a purpose in this story - and, though I toyed around with keeping her in it longer, I couldn't avoid the fact that I'd already decided her fate. To change it would be to change more of the story than I was willing to sacrifice.
I have a plan for the story - all the way to the end. Sometimes I deviate, but I always bring myself back to the plan, I have to or it won't end the way I want it to. Because that idea, that final image is fixed in my head - and always will be - unless something better comes along. Though it hasn't yet.
So yeah, it tries to lead me occasionally - Jeff being in the right place at the wrong time wasn't the way I originally wanted it. I wanted him back at the Center, dealing with things there, but as soon as I realised I needed someone on the outside with knowledge of the way gestates worked, he had to be there too. Created a little problem for myself there. But I know how I'm going to get back on track.
The Sam/Sarah storyline was important because of how Sam's actions will effect Jensen and Jared. Actions that will now be defined by the death of the most important person in his world.
Geez .. I could get carried away here.
Have I answered your question? If you have more I don't mind having a stab at it.
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Date: 2008-09-18 06:36 pm (UTC)The first thing that came to me were snippets of the situation inside the Center. I knew the reasons behind the Center, the plights of the Gestates in general - and I knew Jensen's history. He was always a priest who'd been attacked in his own church - always.
But, as for the Inseminates? I knew Sam was going to be one of my heroes - flawed - but a good guy at heart. His evolution was complete by the time I got to Chapter 3. At that point I knew he was married and knew what role she would play in the story. She was always going to die - and she was always going to die doing something heroic - but it would not be a faultless death. Her death has a purpose in this story - and, though I toyed around with keeping her in it longer, I couldn't avoid the fact that I'd already decided her fate. To change it would be to change more of the story than I was willing to sacrifice.
I have a plan for the story - all the way to the end. Sometimes I deviate, but I always bring myself back to the plan, I have to or it won't end the way I want it to. Because that idea, that final image is fixed in my head - and always will be - unless something better comes along. Though it hasn't yet.
So yeah, it tries to lead me occasionally - Jeff being in the right place at the wrong time wasn't the way I originally wanted it. I wanted him back at the Center, dealing with things there, but as soon as I realised I needed someone on the outside with knowledge of the way gestates worked, he had to be there too. Created a little problem for myself there. But I know how I'm going to get back on track.
The Sam/Sarah storyline was important because of how Sam's actions will effect Jensen and Jared. Actions that will now be defined by the death of the most important person in his world.
Geez .. I could get carried away here.
Have I answered your question? If you have more I don't mind having a stab at it.