Talk:War of the Goddesses/@comment-5463954-20130302033031/@comment-5672532-20130302171320

Not to be a devil's advocate, though I am one of the goats...

Whenever you feel the urge to scrape something it DOES mean you probably aren't happy with the current story, or the direction it's taking. And trying to force a story out that you aren't happy with just doesn't work. One of the reasons I write so many small scenarios compared to FoC is that I need to distract myself from larger projects from time to time - otherwise I'd grow burdened with the work ahead of me, questionable design decisions, etc, and never finish it - or scrub the whole thing and start over.

If it isn't too much trouble, plot out what elements, plot, and characterization just don't pop for you anymore. Are there ways you can change them to get excited about them again? If not, how much do you have to remove before you can? If you can't get excited no matter how much you change or remove... Well, you probably should start thinking about putting the project on hold or starting over. And remember, it doesn't need to be a clean scrape - it may just be that you're thinking about the project too much, and need to finish something else to build ideas and confidence.

However, if you can see some things you still like in there, maybe it isn't quite so dire. Work on a short re-patch or side-story while making a flow-chart (or however best you organize your mind. For me, sticky notes, sticky notes everywhere!) of how you want WoTG to turn out. And then, when you have enough to revise Episode 1, or even put together Episode 2 - you can come back and kick reason to the curb.

What I'm saying here in short is - do what your gut tells you do to. I know you can finish this up and make it great - but I also know that any other project you work on'll be C0var1ant good. I'll even say it with certainty!... So do what you need to do, and let no other words besides those of your own mind guide you. Not mine, nor anyone elses - just yours.