I'm finding this draft to be more difficult than the first workshop. I'm wondering if I should scrap it and start over with a different story. What is working is the structure--the frame story--where I started off with the present went back to the past and then back to the present day. I think I need to add a lot more information into the story to better develop the characters and internal conflict. The story needs to be longer in order to give more back story or show why she chooses to marry the wrong guy and knows it. I think the story goes too fast in the middle when showing her fight with her husband, then she leaves. It might be better to show more of that to build the tension before she leaves. This would also be a good time to talk more about her past, her family and even get into why her husband changed so much over the past year.
As far as workshop, I'd like to address whether this story has any potential or if I should start over. For some reason, I'm feeling very unsure of this one but it could be all in my head. I'd like to know if the frame structure is actually the right way to present it or if there is a more effective way. I'd also like to get feedback on how I can develop the main character's inner struggle better, what is working and what is not.
Speaking of conflict, the main character is never named, but she struggles with trying to live up to her family's expectations and not disappoint them by divorcing her abusive husband. She has always been drawn to the wrong type of people, especially in relationships and she needs to figure out how to do what's right for her and stop caring what other people think.
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