So, here's what my outline would look like...

[agilebrit]

If I, you know, outlined.

Ben gets the snot beat out of him. Snark. Werewolf. Banter. Party. More snark. Creepy stalking. Crap, that guy's hurt, like, a lot. Oh shit, Alex's been shot. Gah, I've been woken from a sound sleep to find out he's been shot. Exposition. And snark. More werewolf. Hey, he's awake. More snark and banter. Also, crying. Hey, look, more snark, banter, and exposition. Werewolf. Intruder alert, call the cops. Go to bed, Alex, weren't you just shot in the lung a few hours ago? Snark. Cops. Oops, not cops. Snark. OHSHITBEN. Doctor, nanotech, hey, operating theater in the basement because Alex hates hospitals, how convenient. Wake up, Alex. Go to bed, Megan. Snark. Exposition: Did you know Ben is ex-military? Yeah, it was touch-and-go for a bit, but he'll be fine. Yay. Villain! He's a werewolf too.

Is there a plot in there? This is reminding me of the bad old days in high school where I just wrote whatever came into my head at the time, and most of that consisted of scene after scene of a character getting the shit beat out of him for no apparent reason.

There may be a plot in here crying to get out, but it's being an elusive little bugger. *shakes Antubis* I've written 56 words today (in fiction, not counting wanking--me, mainly, being anal--and other assorted LJ posts). And they suck.

*sigh*

Comments

[phoenixfire12.livejournal.com]

You sure you're not reading too much of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files? Seems like that happens to his hero, too... a lot!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Jim plots his novels a lot better than I'm doing here. Hell, he's got a whole 23-book arc planned out. I'm just sort of flailing around right now. *beats Muse*

This isn't even supposed to be all that noir. *headdesks*

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

There's a plot, I think you just have to catch it out of the corner of your eye. :)

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

*smacks story around*