That’s a cute, convoluted title meant to springboard off the previous entry of “Midweek Molasses.” It means today was very productive, as in the molasses became pancakes… or… I don’t know it’s late and I’m weary.

Things that made today very good:

• Got a lot done at work, including solving a long standing problem and drafting up a strategy for a passion project I really hope to actualize
• Perhaps this daytime energy transferred, as I kept up on the IG accounts and wrote 2,266 words
• Navigated some powerful (IMO) HM Ep4 scenes. What this episode may lack in pointed story objective, I think it may make up for in wicked-awesome scenes. A trade I think I’m okay with.

Slighty more on “lack of pointed story structure”:

In episodic writing, my theory (which seems reasonably backed by other sources) is that each episode needs a discrete, obvious goal for the cast. A “pointed objective,” such that even when it inevitably cliff-hangs or leaves shit unanswered for future installments, the independent episode arc is closed neatly. A miniboss is defeated, a crisis resolved. In Episode Four, I’ve introduced a kind of succession of smaller issues for the fictional team to tackle. Things can still ramp to a climax, but I’m not convinced the Reader is given an exact issue to focus on, as the challenges within are tied to a larger problem.

But, as mentioned, I thinking I’m willing to allow this to happen in exchange for some of the power scenes. If I really want to adhere to the theory, I could just make Ep4 mega long… otherwise I’ll split it where I intend and Ep4 and Ep5 will have a “Part 1, Part 2” vibe to them, assuming I wrap my succession of tinier crises up in Ep5.

I also may be overthinking it.

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