Aha!

I love it when, writing, things begin to fall into place. When you stumble for a bit, trying to figure out how to get over a hurdle and the answer finally dawns on you.

That moment happened this morning for me.

I've been working on a new one act play. I know the story, the plot, the characters, but I kept hitting a brick wall with one particular transition. I knew what was supposed to happen, but I couldn't get the characters there. As usual, the characters had taken on their own life and now it wasn't natural for them to get where they needed to be. And for a week or more I would look at my screen and read through the script and come to the same wall.

And today I broke through the wall. I realized that these characters couldn't do what I needed and the obvious answer was to bring in a new character. A small part of someone who unwittingly brings the conclusion about. It's brilliant and will work incredibly well within the structure of the play as I've written it.

I love the "AHA!" moment.