Thank you DK. i know logically you are right, but I've learned to leave about two weeks to get myself back on track. I don't have that problem with other books. It's his books. The sparse words, the right mix of interior and clear action, the reader's instinctive empathy with his characters. But you are 100% right. The writer's mantra, Hang in there. Trust the muse.
Weekend writing/editing marathon continues. Down to 5000 words to go now. The baptism took longer than I thought--should have skipped the shower. LOL Here's my notes concerning the last scene. It's going to be a b**** to get right, but that isn't for now. On to the motocross race down the Missouri River bluffs. That and one more hard action scene and then it's wipe up left to handle.
My comment bubble on the major assault scene: OKAY you've gotten the fight scene logistics down. You’ve set the scene. The players are in place. The dangerous action is there. You know what’s going to happen. You’ve sketched it in. Now leave it and finish the draft. Fix it later. Only how the hell do I fix it? Time to yank apart some large assault scenes from books to figure this out. How much is over view when a lot is happening in clumps all over the place? How much is interior thought? How do I keep everything in place and moving forward at a frightening speed. Or should I slow it down? Sounds like I need a reread of the Summer Knight giant blow out. ARGHH. Questions for Jim ‘s master class at WyrdCon. Poor guy has no idea how much I'm going to peel back his head and look at his processes.
First though, I need a long walk to clear my head. Then I'm back at the keyboard to write the motocross race down the Missouri River bluffs. That and one more hard action scene and then it's wipe up what's left to handle.
Looks like I'll finally get to read the released first chapters by Thursday night.
