My summer has three chapters. We completed the first, an extended jaunt to Spain and some of the world’s greatest beaches. I miss it badly. I want to be back on the beach, chillin. I want to do my daily walks to the beach and along the beach. Chillin… However, that segment is over and I cannot say for certain that we will ever return to Castelldefels. On to Cincinnati. Well, Tennessee actually. This is a short bit–the reverse of a novel where the middle is the longest. We’re going to see family and enjoy the sweltering heat and humidity. I’m looking forward to the humidity, oddly. I know it isn’t a wonderful thing, especially with the heat, but I feel much better when I am not so dry.
Second Chapter and the interludes pre and post should give me the required time to buckle down and move a significant degree forward on the novel edits. I need to get cracking on that, because I have no chance or desire or ability to get it done once the wedding season starts. So, get it done before. It may take a few long writing days to hammer out the tougher parts, and a day or two of transition to make sure I am hitting all the points I need to hit. Part of what I plan to do next is list out the steps taken and remaining in the story to ensure I’ve closed all the arcs. I gotta get this one right or else it will be my last for the line. Failed writers and writers who don’t sell do not get 3rd chances.
Some Thoughts:
- A really good writing tactic I’ve discovered in editing is directly addressing questions an editor has in conversations between characters. I’ve see it before and hadn’t realized that was what was happening until I tried doing it myself. It’s brilliant. The questions get answered in-character!
- Missing football. No news though. I will say I am baffled by the decision to turn down an invite to the premier High School 7s tourney in the state. It makes no sense.