I appreciated this newsletter as I'm thinking about my own work. This was my favorite part: "But what I’m really doing is spending time with my main characters in the middle of the book, when their guts are all churned up by the inciting incident and they’re in the midst of change. I’m studying that change, and the many micromovements in each character it spurred. It’s those micromovements—the slightly different choice, the subtly shifted motivation or desire—that will eventually lead me to the ending." -- A great reminder. It's so comforting to know that everything we need to know about the ending is already in the text. We just have to discover it!
Have you read The Stand? It's one of my top 3 favorite Stephen King novels. I recommended it to someone in my writing group. She said it was "okay." (Okay??? Okay!!!) I subsequently stopped recommending books that are over a thousand pages long.
I have read The Stand! I brought it on a trip to the UK and on the flight back (to Chicago!) I read about 500 pages. It is pretty epic! I'm glad I read it and also, yes, would hesitate to recommend to others who aren't as committed as we are 😂
Thanks so much for the shout out, Julia!
I appreciated this newsletter as I'm thinking about my own work. This was my favorite part: "But what I’m really doing is spending time with my main characters in the middle of the book, when their guts are all churned up by the inciting incident and they’re in the midst of change. I’m studying that change, and the many micromovements in each character it spurred. It’s those micromovements—the slightly different choice, the subtly shifted motivation or desire—that will eventually lead me to the ending." -- A great reminder. It's so comforting to know that everything we need to know about the ending is already in the text. We just have to discover it!
Thanks for the warm words 💜
Have you read The Stand? It's one of my top 3 favorite Stephen King novels. I recommended it to someone in my writing group. She said it was "okay." (Okay??? Okay!!!) I subsequently stopped recommending books that are over a thousand pages long.
I have read The Stand! I brought it on a trip to the UK and on the flight back (to Chicago!) I read about 500 pages. It is pretty epic! I'm glad I read it and also, yes, would hesitate to recommend to others who aren't as committed as we are 😂