30 Days of World-Building - Day 24 - Mood III

Exercise 24 - Go through your notes and make a "m?" note next to anything that doesn't actively fit into the mood you want to convey. It's all right to have mismatched moods, of course; in many ways, it's crucial to have a variety. But you want to know, when you write your novel, if a particular element is going to dilute the mood or not.

For the most part, my mood remains constant through the entirety of the plot. At some moments, there are areas that allow for humor, and others that allow for a love interest to grow. But for the most part, the suspense-filled area of the plot dominates the novel. This may cause the novel itself to seem dark, but I hope that will not be the case. There will be moments where the protagonist, for a little while, forgets all about the dark and dangerous future ahead of him. Those will be the moments he lives for. The reader may enjoy the suspenseful events that he finds himself in, but they will also relish in the opportunity to lay back and enjoy the good aspects of life.