Flounder

I'm floundering. I've completed all but the last step of the Snowflake Method for Violet's Monster: Volume I and I'm completely stuck. I still know who Max and Violet are and what their story arcs are (for the most part) but I have no idea what the tone of the book is or what is really going on with Violet's mother, Mia.

It's frustrating. I'm writing other things in the meantime, but I really want to get this draft of Violet's Monster: Volume I going. I really want this story to happen. I don't think I'm confident in where the story is going now, since it keeps getting darker and darker.

I don't mind that it's getting darker, but I'm really struggling with how dark I want the situation Violet's mother is in, and I can't find a good way to tie everything in together.

I should probably just start writing and see what comes out, but I'd like to at least know where to start off.

So for now, I'm a flounder, floundering my way through this story for the umpteenth billion-time.

Wish me luck.