Neal Holtschulte's Writing Blog
TLDR: Unraveling high-level problems in a novel is a mess. I do not understand it, but will share my thoughts on the process nonetheless. Last Monday my critique group had a special meeting in which we discussed high-level writing concerns like plot and structure rather than our usual nose-in-the-dirt critique of individual scenes. I came… Continue reading Gordian Plot
Link to part 1 Link to previous part: 18 The starship Silver Pod lifted itself up atop a brilliant, yellow flame. The storm crashed over land. Silver Pod pierced through driving rain and stacks of purple clouds. The shiny, elliptical ship could have escaped on internal, anti-gravity propulsion more efficiently, but the Silver Pod had… Continue reading Silver Pod Part 19: What Comes Next
When I first started this story I told myself that it would be my creative outlet while I revised other stories. I told myself that this would be a kind of freewrite that I could do in one sitting, no revisions, and throw out to the world. Confession: I end up doing a couple editing… Continue reading Silver Pod Part 16: Mental Potion
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