I’ve been working on the beginning of La Cause, trying to find my way into the story. I’ve stepped back to the outline again, and it’s at last let me past the first roadblock. My stories seem to wander down cul de sacs and get turned around, and it can be very hard to find where the wrong turning took place. It may be that the turn just was made too soon and there are no wrong parts, just things in the wrong [...]
I’m finessing the beginning of La Cause. I had an idea on the treadmill and began to hear narration in Sophie’s voice which I believe is the first time that’s happened with La Cause. I wish I had a more traditional approach to plotting. I often feel like my plotting resembles a day of shopping–so much trying on and trying on until one finds the perfect outfit. The metaphor extends: Or doesn’t find the perfect outfit and one has to [...]