Writing Wednesday - Things ARE Moving Along
One of my wall of books was finally straightened out earlier in the week. Yes, my decor is mainly 'clutter'. However, on the 'books' is a plan to redo this whole wall with some 'built-in Ikea' bookcases. And painting the room a dark sage green. But that is down the road. I have settled on going back to the mystery novel I have on hold. The hardest part is not going back and starting from scratch. But, what I have in mind, is to 'pick up' where I am and move forward. After all this is a rough first draft. Then once the whole thing is finished, I will go back and rewrite the old parts for the second draft. That seems to have lifted a huge weight off my shoulders in dealing with where I am and getting back in the groove of writing. One thing I have realized is I am trying to put too many subplots in the story. Or maybe it is actually too much backstory. So paring down on the tangents. My goal is to get the first draft finished by the end of November. Mor...
