This is great! It's funny how similar this is to how I plan(or completely skip planning) my books. I don't want to be presumptuous, but we're you actually wanting advice or just thinking out loud?
If I understand it correctly, Zebbie is heading out to talk with friends about the space trucker idea. Her grandmother has expressed her wish for Zebbie to get a normal job and may have arranged for a good one.
To accept the job means letting go of her father and maybe the flashback was essentially a last goodbye to her father before stepping foot in this new life that has no room for him. Maybe something in the flashback makes her reconsider and throw her grandmother's well laid plans out the window.
Yeah. I think that's pretty much what I landed on, too. I still need to figure out what the offer is. I'm a big believer in giving the characters tough choices. They need to make decisions to be protagonists!
I don't know anything about your world but it could be a junior assistant for one of grandmother's old friends. Zebbie would be set for life if she played her cards right. Maybe a space station controller or something fancy like that.
I think her grandmother would be a higher status, possibly a scientist or academic, but maybe something in Government or ties to the government could add some drama, later, while also closing some circles... thanks for the suggestion!
This is great! It's funny how similar this is to how I plan(or completely skip planning) my books. I don't want to be presumptuous, but we're you actually wanting advice or just thinking out loud?
Hey thanks for reading! I was mainly thinking out loud and sharing my process, but I'm happy to hear your ideas.
Okey doke, here goes.
If I understand it correctly, Zebbie is heading out to talk with friends about the space trucker idea. Her grandmother has expressed her wish for Zebbie to get a normal job and may have arranged for a good one.
To accept the job means letting go of her father and maybe the flashback was essentially a last goodbye to her father before stepping foot in this new life that has no room for him. Maybe something in the flashback makes her reconsider and throw her grandmother's well laid plans out the window.
Yeah. I think that's pretty much what I landed on, too. I still need to figure out what the offer is. I'm a big believer in giving the characters tough choices. They need to make decisions to be protagonists!
I don't know anything about your world but it could be a junior assistant for one of grandmother's old friends. Zebbie would be set for life if she played her cards right. Maybe a space station controller or something fancy like that.
I think her grandmother would be a higher status, possibly a scientist or academic, but maybe something in Government or ties to the government could add some drama, later, while also closing some circles... thanks for the suggestion!
It was my pleasure. Good luck!