Writing myself into a corner
It's possible to write oneself into a corner. I did that in book one by making Natalie qualified to practice law before she could be (I fixed that, after three teeth-grinding days). Today I found another corner. Actually, it's less a corner and more a tight turn. Having changed the dialogue in a previous chapter I found myself stumped at the beginning of my current chapter because suddenly the revelation happening, well, wouldn't. Humph. Moreover, the scene following lacks any reason for existing. Aces. So I did what any self-respecting author would do. I whined. Albeit, to myself.
After a few, "This is hard!"s I sat my butt down and began tinkering. I'm not done yet, but I've an idea that might make this crazy jigsaw puzzle fit together again. All well and good until I get a few chapters further in where my current rewrite creates future sorting-out issues. But that of course is just something to look forward to, for now.