I struggled yesterday with chapters 26 and 27. Lying in the bath, sometimes the best place for ideas, mainly because you can't write them down, I realised the problem. The main characters, Jess and Harris are separated here, one chapter each. At this stage in the book, they may be separate, but the reader must be shouting, 'YOU SHOULD BE TOGETHER!!' so in each chapter, they need to be juxtaposed.
Also, the London scenes aren't working. It's getting there with changing the focus, but I need Judith (Jess's cousin, who she's staying with) to point out a few home truths. This will be the first time that someone says out loud that they think Jess is screwed up. And this will give the impetus for Jess to make a move.
Ta-ra! Thinking time. That's all it takes.
No comments:
Post a Comment