I finished reading my completed novel for what was going to be the last time for a while, but I determined that I need to go back and make substantial cuts in the first half of the book. It still feels like there's too much going on up front and it's taking too long to get to some of the big scenes toward the end. It did feel good to get to the end again, though.
On book no. 2 (It used to be book no. 3 or 4 until I stopped working on books 2 or 3 for a while. Actually, book no. 1 was the third book I started, but the first one I finished. I think.) my momentum is slowing. I know where I want to go, but I'm at a midpoint where I'm struggling with connecting the first half to the second half. I'm building up to my big turning point, so I'm thinking about that scene and having a hard time focusing on what leads up to the big event. I know I'll get there eventually. I just have to keep at it.
I also started reading my library book, "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan. It's good -- dark, sad and depressing, but good. I'm anxious to get through the dark and sad part to what I hope is a somewhat happy ending. It's one of those books where you feel like, "Man, isn't this girl ever gonna catch a break?" Speaking of ...
Somehow I made it through college as an English major (with a writing emphasis, however) without reading Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," but I saw the movie recently. As good as the movie was, it was so depressing that it kind of put me off reading the book. I've been reading so many dark stories lately that I've been looking for something good and light.
Fortunately, my book club has chosen to read "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" by Helen Simonson, which looks like a nice, light selection. Relatively, anyway.
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