Nothing of interest to report from my day job.
Books: Research is good. It makes my writing better. Chapter 17 (brand new for version 1.0 of my novel) is done and I think it's ok. I hope it doesn't wander too much, and gives the reader a little breather from all the exciting stuff happening in the last five chapters. Pacing is really hard for me at this stage. I feel like I'm planning a racecourse, but I can only move in slow-motion, so I can't tell when the runners will need a downhill stretch or a flat space so they won't drop dead before the finish line. I'm going to have to finish this rewrite, and then go back to the beginning and read the whole thing straight through, just to see how the pacing goes. I hate people who can write books perfectly the first time.
Books: Research is good. It makes my writing better. Chapter 17 (brand new for version 1.0 of my novel) is done and I think it's ok. I hope it doesn't wander too much, and gives the reader a little breather from all the exciting stuff happening in the last five chapters. Pacing is really hard for me at this stage. I feel like I'm planning a racecourse, but I can only move in slow-motion, so I can't tell when the runners will need a downhill stretch or a flat space so they won't drop dead before the finish line. I'm going to have to finish this rewrite, and then go back to the beginning and read the whole thing straight through, just to see how the pacing goes. I hate people who can write books perfectly the first time.
