Jul 26, 2023
To:IceDonut
I must admit...my writing planning is almost zero 😂 I made basic notes like this:
* Jun & girlfriend break up.
* Claire brings Jun to another world
* Jun meets parallel ex
* They go on a date but it fails. Claire offers advice. They try again and it goes better
* Hint at Claire backstory??
* Childhood friend rival arc
...those are my real notes 😭 everything else I figure out as I write. As you can see, the whole "trees being poisoned" mystery wasn't even in the plan. That unfolded naturally from the events!
However, that said, I have studied the classics of the Hero's Journey. I also had a "beginning - middle - end" planned (that I can't post here because spoilers 👀) So although I did not directly plan for these things, the structure is there in my mind!! I will admit to being a more intuitive writer than a structured one (which has both its strengths and weaknesses.)
Brother-zone is indeed a part of friend-zone (sometimes considered *worse* than friend zone 🤣) It is Toren's final boss!! If this was a JRPG he would try to fight it with his fists! 👊
