So, when I laid On The Sly down to ferment, I had a squeaky clean outline. All my notes had been worked through. But you remember what I said fermentation was really about? Me forgetting my story. Clearing my head. Now I'm back at it and my outline has more notes than I've ever seen. …
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Like a fine wine or a busty microbrew, a good novel should ferment. That's what On The Sly is doing right now. I've finished the fourth draft (it takes as many drafts as it takes, sorry), and now it's just sitting there, waiting for me to forget all my little thoughts about it. All my …
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On The Sly is coming along quite well. I'm at the point with it where I'm getting itchy to read it again. But that will wait. First, I need to work some more on the ending. As I said before, I'm extending it by a couple chapters. I want the final battle between Sylvia and …
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As you know, I've been reworking my mystery, On The Sly. I've rearranged a lot of chapters and deleted some big premises. This brought everything to a simpler story, which will payoff in a big way with more detailed scenes and a grittier overall feel. The past few weeks I've been busy fixing all the …
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