Still over-thinkin'.

[alexandraerin]

I fell behind on Tribe after having such great momentum on it because I spent days hammering my head against how to wrap up arc 4 once I'd gotten to the essential end point of John's quest... and then I realized, that was it. The point of the arc was there, out in the open. The question had been answered. Not all the questions, but it is an ongoing story and it does have a developing myth arc. John found his answer... what he does with it is its own story entirely. There's nothing more to say about it at the moment, so arc 4 is finished.

Not much of a "conclusion" or "resolution", but Tribe has ever found much of its rhythm in the shaggy dog story, even going back to the first arc.

So arc 4 is finished, and arc 5 begins. Even in the first part, the influence from my trip to New Orleans is noticeable.

I've really got to get over the overthinking problem, though, because when I'm banging my head against the wall of a story, I'm not only not writing that but I'm not writing anything else. I think I need to pay more attention to the fact that the days I get the most done are also the days I play the most Wiitendo and take the most bubble baths. If I'm not getting anywhere on Story A, I need to clear my mind, come back, and open Story B.