This is something my father (an academic) told me a very long time ago. It resonates with the writer too. Except in my case it’s closer to: ‘Just because a writer is lying in a hot bath on a cold winter night, doesn’t mean she isn’t revising.’ Sometimes that nice, comfortable, long bath is just …
Tag: debris
Jul 03
The joy of rewrites
Chapter six is fighting me. I’m not sure what it is but something isn’t quite right. It has new characters, new magic, conflict, mc pushing herself too far, mc making mistakes and not making very many friends. But still, it’s not sitting well. A case of talking-heads syndrome, perhaps? Either way, it’s a job for …