No writing today. I need to figure something out before I go on. Keeping with the characters sometimes makes it difficult to get on with the story, but doing what they're supposed to do actually creates waaay better story--so I've learned to trust my characters. I stumbled into a rivalry that I had already identified, but I hadn't really been allowing the character with the grudge to be herself. While writing last night, that grudge popped up and I went with it. It's not come to a head or really affected anything yet, but there is now tension in a place that previously had no tension. This whole part of the story, once a piece that I considered uneventful, has now become very involved. Each scene in the book seems to take on a life that demands further consideration and work. That's okay, I'm in no hurry to make a book, I'm in for creating a real story.

Right now, I have to consider what one of the characters is going to try to do. He's gone rogue and has basically forsaken everything for a reason that is yet unknown (a reason that I can't ignore, but that I'm planning for a later book). His motivations obviously tell me that he'll attempt, at least once more, to prevent the current band of characters from travelling to their destination (a destination I thought I'd have arrived at way sooner than is actually the case).

So, more thinking before I go on. I have to delve into the complexities of the scenario. The obstacles for attempting to stop the travelers are really significant, so that weighs in to the decision to carry out a seemingly foolish intervention. This character is not foolish, so...considerations...