In Part 1 (here it is for anyone who missed it), I discussed travelling in the real world, and the long, endless hours we can take. Great authors realize the lack of drama in hour-by-hour journeys, and find ways around telling the ‘boring parts’. Tension is built by the continuous threat of some antagonistic force,…
We’re back with Levels 4-6! Will the novel be completed? How many game overs will happen? How awesome will it be? All this and more will be answered in: [In case you haven’t read it, here’s part 1: Levels 1-3 (Plot, Character, Continuity)] Level 4 Prose and Writing Style This is the point when you…
I don’t think I announced this momentous event on my blog, so here it is: I finished the current draft of my Great Novel/Work In Progress!!!!! (about three weeks ago) After 2 years of wrestling with the alligators known as plot and character, I think I have a solid third draft. While finishing a draft…
The L. Palmer Chronicles 