I finally ended the 11,000+ word scene in my work-in-progress. I don’t love the scene, and I’m sure I’ll cut most of it. But I have a better feeling for my cast of characters. It served its purpose. Today’s post offers a few short reviews of books and shows I recommend. Here goes: Wanderers by... Continue Reading →
Pantsing, Plotting, or Plodding
Back in June, I started work on a new manuscript. I’m just over 28,000 words into the project. And, almost 11,000 of them are in a single scene. And that’s a problem. I know a single scene in a novel can’t be that long. A large part of that material will need to be deleted.... Continue Reading →