Okay ya'll. I am STUCK. I'm not going anywhere, but it might be a second, cause dang I am STUCK!
So here's the problem: I have a billion ideas for where to take Breakdown from here. And MOST of them kind of run parallel to what's happening in "real time" in this story, Bella's story.
I have the ending all mapped out, but as I am putting it together, I have realized that I've skipped some pretty relevant stuff throughout the story. Like the MAIN action of the ending between Bella and Edward/Cullens and the Master/Tomas will get across, but a great deal of the nuance that I want will be lost, and I'm not 100% sure it will make sense.
SO...would you guys prefer to read the ending as it stands, and then go back and write the sidestories? Or flesh out the concept more and THEN write the ending?
What is bugging you the most? What do you want ABSOLUTELY addressed in the finale?
Um, I hope you weren't dying to read an update. I AM WORKING ON IT! I'M NOT GIVING UP! Expect an update by the end of next week, as soon as I get past this speedbump.
Also, if you have a minute, just let me know which topic you are most interested in seeing fleshed out further:
Childhood: The royal three, meeting Josephat, up to Miami. (Bella ran.)
Forks: How'd a Fae Queen Meet a bunch of vampires anyway? (Rewrites of Twilight and New Moon from FAEbella's pov)
Miami: Who's a bad girl? Meet Marcos and Kaedra/Shannara, Alex too. (the end of a lot of things)
Kasdeya's story- (Please don't make me write this. DARKfic/Tragedy, depraved)
Side stories:
The Akira (temple fae verse, In the Beginning) and the elemental blessings
Portal Guards (An example: Nicolae)
The formation of vampires from Fae blood (Temple fae verse, In the Beginning)
The Before-time (ancient wars and the Purge)- Shannara and "Samael" story (Happy ending/tragic foreshadowing) (EPIC!)
Alex+Lizzie Story (switching POV)
Jehosophat, Jason(Lazarus), and Rockabye Story (happy ending)
Aphroditus POV- excerpt
Tomas and his Chosen (not-quite DARKFIC/CHARACTER DEATH)
Nhamo and Ntombi, The female Core
SCENE: A mission (Cullens/Bella)
Nicolae and his dads (Portal guards)
Carlisle and Esme's journey after the battlegrounds (Excerpt)
Forks and the Quileute shape-shifters (Jacob/Leah) (Excerpt)
Sequels:
Volturi and Vampire-meets-Fae. (EPIC/WARFIC) (takes place directly after BREAKDOWN)
The new world- Bella' reign (Fluff, mostly excerpts and fun stuff)
Fiore's story (Prisoner)- parallel to BREAKDOWN (Fio—hanging in there.)
Adeline's story (Death and Life)- parallel to Breakdown (EPIC) (GHOST!Addy, her journey through the other-side)
Alice's memories and story (Alice + canon amnesia = ALICE WAS FAE before she was turned) (short story, parallel to BREAKDOWN)