Is keeping the sexual tension between two people better than consummating it? I can see why the temptation exists especially if the friendship/banter is so palatable, particularly on TV. On the other hand, consummating it leads to an entirely different set of complications.
This directly references Gray; the love scene and the associated morning after scenes are currently being written. Aside from the obvious moral qualms, I'm debating the need to inject these two scenes. They will, of course, effectively be the punch in the gut the novel needs. She makes a decision; it may not be the right way to go about things, but she does this for herself. She makes up her mind and then commits to it. In a way, the entire novel's leading up to that. There must be some resolution, after all. And yet, be open ended enough to fuel speculation on what happens next.
Increasingly, my focus is turning to the psychology of people. With the interest in books on the subject, it should hardly be surprising. Isn't that one of the essential characteristics of a writer? At the end of the day, I've only ever written about people. But perhaps, what I'm really trying to say, is that I'm more interested in the universality of human experience. Who hasn't, at some point or the other, been invariably led into a life they didn't want and couldn't escape from? Perhaps, to use 'literary' parlance, I'm moving away from plot-driven and into character-driven narratives. It's the shift that occurred this year.
I realized the (boundless) limitations of my fascination for humanity and its condition. With literary giants like Victor Hugo, George Orwell and co. to light my path, it was inevitable.
I'm still glad it happened and that I was able to see the trans(formation)ition.
Note: What's more interesting is how much this seemed like when handwritten and how diminutive it seems now. Maybe that's the treatment to tight prose: write on paper. Mental conditioning, etc.
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