I also enjoy reading about the behind-the-scenes of fic writing. Often it's a pretty predictable routine of "I had writer's block, then I got over it," but sometimes there are more interesting decisions to recount.
I was momentarily questioning if I had dreamed that part...
That's why I put the note on the story. My primary concern was about hafital reading a version that I did not consider to be the right version -- though, it occurred to me afterward that if she had read the first version, she might not come back and see the revised scene or the note. Fortunately, time zones worked in my favor.
as Methos being willing to wait out his problems felt more in keeping with his character
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! A better fit of tone is a good observation. My main issue with the scene is that it felt like the direction of the scene was dominating the rest of the story with no narrative payoff. It might have worked well in the mythical, longer version of the story that would've existed in better circumstances; then again, maybe my subconscious knew what it was doing.
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I was momentarily questioning if I had dreamed that part...
That's why I put the note on the story. My primary concern was about hafital reading a version that I did not consider to be the right version -- though, it occurred to me afterward that if she had read the first version, she might not come back and see the revised scene or the note. Fortunately, time zones worked in my favor.
as Methos being willing to wait out his problems felt more in keeping with his character
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! A better fit of tone is a good observation. My main issue with the scene is that it felt like the direction of the scene was dominating the rest of the story with no narrative payoff. It might have worked well in the mythical, longer version of the story that would've existed in better circumstances; then again, maybe my subconscious knew what it was doing.