Finished my Frenchman. Yes, it was fast but I’m realising that writing the first draft really quickly is kind of my process. I have to get it down ASAP because if I don’t, I lose interest and never finish it. And since finishing is a weak point of mine, it’s something I really have to … Continue reading “Headache or Plot Device?”
Category: active vs passive
Don’t Just Stand There – Do Something!
Yes, problems with the Frenchman yet again. Honestly, I don’t know what it is about this ms that’s causing me so much grief! That man needs – in the immortal words of my paternal grandfather – a good whipping with barbed wire. Anyway, so after rewriting the first chapter five times, I then had a … Continue reading “Don’t Just Stand There – Do Something!”
A Minor Epiphany
After a week of banging my head against a brick wall with this new synopsis I have finally – with the help of the perspicacious Dr Jax and the wonderful Michelle Styles – figured out my problem. I simply could NOT get my characters to act without exaggerating my conflicts. And I had to exaggerate … Continue reading “A Minor Epiphany”