WRITING: Plot Progression and Story Line

In A Seasonal Life, I find myself looking ahead, and guessing where it is heading. But then I am reminded of Push, The Bully, and remember that I cannot merely advance the plot by putting words in the narrator’s mouth to achieve an end I have in sight. It must happen naturally, and the story must unfold by itself, in her own words. I’ve written more, but have to take a step back and make sure that I’m not the one orchestrating this, maneuvering to make it fit a pattern I have in mind. So, I’ll just wait a little bit and see what happens next. In Interactive Fiction the reader has a chance to offer input, but actually the author has almost full control over the story/ies that come out. Surprisingly, often a writer of non-interactive fiction has no control at all.