Rebels have been rocking it all summer. Here are just a few of the items we covered in our May-through-August meetings:
- All of the excitement and events (and author stress and joy) around Chris’ book launch https://chrisbauerauthor.wordpress.com, including the need for an author to secure good reviews before the release of a book.
- Critique of Martha’s manuscript, A Killing Tide,a thriller about a Florida naturalist who uncovers a weapons-running operation.
- Critique of Mel’s manuscript, Meetinghouse Road,an upmarket novel about a family of four rocked by a marital and gender-crossing challenges, and teenage angst and misdeeds.
- Discussion of the position of the inciting incident within a novel, vis a vie John’s revisions of his murder mystery novel.
- Commiseration about Dave’s physical affliction, currently under treatment, that affects his hands such that he cannot type. Dang!
- Russ’ trials in trying to query four different completed novels while working hot and heavy on yet another new one to deliver to the Rebels for their consideration by early fall.
- Writing for art and self versus writing for the market. Can we do both?
- A craft caution against inserting interpretation during an action scene in third person intimate point of view, when a character would not naturally have an opportunity for such musings.
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