On top of worldbuilding and such, I need to find a narration that works. I mentioned this before, but my "ideal" scenario involves not even being able to think with words, so the protagonist talking to himself goes right out the window. It doesn't have to stay this way, but that would be the initial scenario. And after a while, it's inevitable that the protagonist gets used to their new life and the story needs to go in a new direction to keep it interesting.
I already have some ideas on how to handle the former.
