RebelWriMo Week 3 November 2024 Unification/Transformation

 

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Hard to believe that we're already at the start of week 3 isn't it, Sockmonkeys?

Week three is always the point where, if one is attempting a 50k novel (or longer), they hit what is often called the muddy middle. The initial excitement of both a new month and the start of a new project have worn off for many, and the characters we thought we could predict have now decided not to clue us in on where we should take them next. Or we're just busy with life and get tired, and the writing energy flags a bit. Maybe a bit of both.

In the Hero's Journey, this third stage is called Unification/Transformation. So we have our team and we need to get them to learn how to work together or our main character has hit something that has so challenged the lie they tell themselves that they must transform in some way in order to move forward. Both of these can be difficult when we're used to working with the members of the team individually or we were really in love with the character the way they were before, so we can often get stuck not knowing how to make those changes or not wanting to make those changes for fear it will turn the character into something we no longer connect with, but this is something that needs to happen to keep the story on track.

It is because of this stage, and that muddy middle feeling, that the title Through the Black Hole was chosen. 

I hope your writing or editing is going well, no matter where you are in the process at this point.

Image: Black sky with large photo of the moon in the center. White letters at the top read: RebelWriMo 2024 Week 3. In the center at the top of the moon in a smaller font are the words: Unification/Transformation. Those are above a larger white font that reads: Through the Black Hole. Under those words is a small progress bar in a pink and blue gradient over text in white that reads 75%.