I started plotting a bit last night, then this morning, I didn’t feel like going further in the process.  I have the first 7 scenes mapped out and figured I’d just start writing.  I open and head my Word document and begin typing.  The problem is two-found.

1. Have I started in the right place?

I know to begin where the action is, but what about showing some of who the protagonist is prior to the call to action?  I can add tidbits of the ordinary world to the new world, but it’s not the same–won’t have the same intensity.

2. Why is it coming out so boring?  Where’s the humor?

Maybe I just haven’t thought it through enough, but I’m not finding the funny.  And this story is nothing without the laughs.

Maybe I need to take a break and get back to it in a day or so.

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