Wow. Did not see it coming. Melanie's hero has moved in a surprising direction, leaving mine scratching his head. Co-creations usually in...

Pretty good couple of days. Slog has turned to product. I'm finished my chapter. Character drives my stories – until I realize that I nee...

Well, I’m into my chapter now. Bit of a slog. You know how you get a moment of clarity or inspiration – “THIS is the way the scene starts...

Melanie sent her new chapter. She says it’s a crappy first draft, but I don’t know how crappy it is. It reads well to me, and establishes...

I finished the chapter. No overt racism yet, partly from a desire to save the crisis for later, partly because, well, the topic didn’t co...

Dammit, I can’t do it. I tried to make my hero an overt racist, but the words came out wrong. I am not convincing. I have had to rewrite ...