Grow characters.
Cut characters.
Get rid of Charles.
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tall, thin, pasty
curly
surly
At the water pump (again!)
What does spoiling look like?
The Clothesline Novel
Chapter by chapter,
Hang it out to dry.
It’s the only way.
#AmNoveling
#Writing: Under Construction
#AmNoveling
First draft,
Second draft,
Odd man out.
Print everything,
Anything.
Run the motor hot.
With reckless abandon,
Let papers fly.
Until in the quiet of late-afternoon,
Clips unbound,
Every word and weakness
Under scissors and pen,
Attack.