For me, it's Chapter 17 of TOPAZ. I'm currently on my third version, and there will be a fourth created today. I had it all written out before I made some major revisions to Chapter 15, which had a trickle-down effect through the following chapters—but that's okay, because I think Chapter 15 is one of the strongest chapters in the book now. Chapter 16 needed to be rewritten as well, but it's better than the original too.
But Chapter 17...is giving me a headache.
For reference, Chapter 17 is the home of Faith and Jason's love scene. So that makes it tough enough (for the record, love scenes are difficult to write!). I came up with a great way to amp up the sexual tension, only to realize it wasn't logical (for a number of reasons). So back to the proverbial drawing board we go.
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TOPAZ status: Stuck in Chapter 17 hell!
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My problem child is Web chapter 7, in particular, a fight scene involving Jonathan and some wild beasts. Just about everyone who read it was confused about one thing or another. I got so frustrated with it that I had to just set it aside and move on. Fortunately, the main idea of the scene doesn't change, only the details, so the rest of the story is not affected by a rewrite. The scene still needs some serious revision. I'll get back to it eventually, but certainly not looking forward to it.
The first chapter of every book I've ever written is always a problem for me. I procrastinate, then write, then hate what I write, then procrastinate, then write, then hate, the procrastinate... It goes on and on. My first chapter for 'Follow the Cowherd Boy' took fourteen attempts and two years to get down. I'm still not happy with it.
Jai
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