Not Inconsequential - Day 245 (barely)

I've recovered and revised much of what I tossed onto the cutting room floor today. Now back up to 80 pages, I'm finding the momentum growing again. My heroine (L) is coming back to life, slowly, but she is struggling - not on the page, mind you, but in her "life" inside the pages. She's becoming more complex, and as she and her best friend live completely separate and opposite lives, she is finding it difficult to keep her head above water, something many of us know all too well.

For her best friend (E), however, life seems to be floating along on a gentle current. An occasional bobble, and she's right back on top. E is feeling guilty for her success while L desperately searches for answers and for a life preserver.

Water, by the way, is an apt symbol for the novel so far. The element is used again and again while L is in a dreamlike state (most of the first 2 parts of the novel), and now the two friends are near two different water sources. L near a rough river and E on lakefront property in an exclusive suburb.

It's still slow-going, and I'm still a little unsure of the outcome, but the original plot is back on track, and that makes me happy.