I may have been silent and-or insipid on this blog the past couple of weeks, but I have good excuse. I decided to role with
Au Contraire and have been up to my elbows in research and plotting. Exciting thing is, I tried a new method of plotting because plot-strength is something I've made a goal of recently. The method? After I had the bare-bones idea of
Au Contraire (The basic plot outline), I went through and named all the chapters, devoting a certain amount to each phase of the plot. From there I researched historical events along the time-line of the story and plugged them into the basic plot, then built further plot twists and arches along those historical under-pinnings. I'm really really excited about this, and feel more prepared than I have for most of my novels. I have 3 detailed pages of outline to my name which will definitely keep me on track when I feel uninspired. Of course there is wiggle-room for plot changes, new characters, etc, but I think this method is going to prove extremely helpful. Would you like a sneak-peek of this novel via the chapter-names?
Oui?
I had hoped so. I will tell you not to put too much stock in what the names mean--I purposely did not title them obviously. But do they pique your interest?
1. Parlor of Patriots
2. "A bas les aristos!"
3. The song of Marseilles
4. Flicker-by-night
5. Ring-around-the-Rosie
6. A Death of ideals
7. Guilt-gems
8. Visage of Offense
9. The Gulf Torn
10. Nor Hell a Fury
11. The Hound
12. Self-same Dust
13. Tete-tete
14. Ruse de Guerre
15. Belly to the Ground
16. Vive le Roi
17. Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire
18. Vogue la Galere
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