“When a condition or a problem becomes too great, humans have the protection of not thinking about it. But it goes inward and minces up with a lot of other things already there and what comes out is discontent and uneasiness, guilt and a compulsion to get something--anything--before it is all gone.”
- John Steinbeck, Winter of Our Discontent
So, a few of you have asked about where the title comes from and it comes from this quote. I was looking for quotes with good wording about grief and loss to use for a title inspirtation and I found this one. When I started this story it was mostly about Sara losing her baby and how they go to all kinds of lengths to bring him back. You could argue the same for Maxwell who lost a lot and is scrambling to hold on to what he has.
Compulsion and UL3 Update
So, Ive done something...different. I've known how Compulsion ends since word one (that said I still have to retcon a couple of things), but I was starting to feel hopeless getting there so I got rid of my old hodge podge notes and made a brand new outline where I break the rest of the story down into chapters...and we have about 10 more to go. This is such a new feeling for me to know exactly what I'm writing next. It's like a little guide I can refer to.
I'd tried to do the same for UL3, but it was pretty hard because that story is going to be in two parts and part I isn't very linear. I'm still 7 chapters in and I've kind of hit some really bad writer's block with how to move a scene forward....which is probably what led to the previously mentioned V2 outline.
Compulsion 23
Recap:So, Maxwell goes out with Haley and they get super wasted. Haley finds out Maxwell has been holding on to a handerkerchief that belonged to him and is freaked out...but not as freaked out as Maxwell is that Haley doesn't remember meeting him in the hospital.
-1- Wait by M83
-2- Crazy by Daniela Andrade
-3- Silhouettes by Of Monsters and Men
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