This 3rd book is kicking my butt. I had multiple rewrites on the 1st chapter. Realized I needed to change the 3rd chapter to address pacing issues. Now, went back to reference something in the 2nd chapter and found I made a fundamental writing mistake, show don’t tell.
Really, I can hear my editor busting my chops on this chapter already. So, I’m going to fix it. I figured out a way to move the timeline, ever so slightly, that will let me show things I was simply explaining. It will make for a stronger scene and will actually add more to the over-all story. Bonus plus, it will not affect the next chapter since it will end in the exact same place. The negative? Well, to make it work, I need to re-write the entire chapter. Sigh.
Maybe I’m trying too hard with this book, but I never had this problem on the first 2.
Still, progress is progress. Stay positive!
Image from book 1 chapter 21. This one seems oddly appropriate, since I keep revising the “plan”. Till next time, my friends!