Progress!
I made it past a big issue with this draft. There was an uncle in this story. He’s no longer needed, but I still needed the story to go along the same path. On the advice from my son, I did “the bubbles” which is brainstorming on paper. I have one of those huge drawing/writing pads like they used on Win, Lose, or Draw in the late ’80’s, but these will also stick to the wall like humongous post-it notes. I put one beside me at my writing desk. Within ten minutes, I had my answer.
Tonight, I made it work. I changed several scenes to take out any mention of the uncle while keeping the flow moving. There are still scenes to fix, but this feels better. I think they (the characters) like it better, too. Time will tell though. They are a fickle bunch.
No blurb yet. But soon.
Wendy Crafton Writes 