At the moment I’m holed up (who isn’t?), working on the “final final” structure of my novel, removing sequences and putting them back, adding sections and then taking them out. I know all the rules and apply them religiously, until I lose my religion and go on sinful agnostic editing binges. Then I repent, and restore the original sacred storyline. Somehow in the end, my story ends up seeing the light. Hallelujah.
Some things never change:
Mitch Teemley 
Haha @the cartoon! But, I am glad you’ve finished what you needed to finish for your novel.
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I enjoyed this post. The cartoon was the icing on the cake!
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GREAT cartoon!
I’m holed up like everybody else, getting near the stampede scene at the end of the cave. It’s just my first draft, though. I still have all that taking out, putting back in, adding and removing yet to do.
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Take courage, my friend, there’s light at the end of the tunnel (cave?).
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🙂 LOL
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Definitely experiencing some second-guessing in my editing. 😬
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You wouldn’t be a writer if you didn’t!
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I love it! Now, is it “plotting” or “plodding”?
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Depends on which day you ask me.
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Ha ha! 😀
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cabin fever is a force unto itself.
At least you are doing something constructive.
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So funny! Love the cartoon!
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🤣🤣🤣🤣👌
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Hi Mitch, You’re holed up and I’m hunkered down – I wonder what that says?
Love your piece, it rings so many bells.
I have to ask on my own behalf, how many extensions can a structure have before it turns from a brownstone to a hacienda?
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Hi Mitch! I can’t imagine how difficult that must be! Best wishes and prayers for you to find your way!
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Thank you so much, Terri. Likewise–and so good to hear from you!
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