I get asked all the time, "I wrote a book. What do I do next?" The very first thing I ask is, "Is the story finished? Have you written The End yet? Or are you still writing?" I usually get the answer that they're still writing. So my first bit of 'What's next' advice is …
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Right now I'm adding a new scene to Sly As A Fox. Mind you, this is a new scene into an already finished storyline skeleton. The beginning and ending of said scene have to transition smoothly into what precedes and follows. Not always easy. In this case, Sylvia has been arrested. I decided a scene …
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Today I'm working on a Sly As A Fox scene that's based in a junkyard. I have to rewrite it, expand it, and add a few details. I need Sylvia to call Johnson and Eccheli while she's sitting in Aaron's car, right after she sends pics of the VIN to Hixley, but before she gets …
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Now that I'm a solid 1/3 the way through the editing of Sly as a Fox, I've gone back to make sure everything is consistent. 2 pm is not before 10 am. A blizzard isn't suddenly warm and sunshiny. Okay, never mind that one. Bad example. Especially in the Midwest. A character who was Mary, …
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