I'm busy with freelance edits, but as I'm editing I sometimes come up with things to share.
Am I done yet?
Before moving on, I ask myself if I've thoroughly explored the emotional depth of a scene. Of course I've been doing more navel-gazing lately, but I think this kind of question can apply to most writing. If a scene falls flat, ask yourself what you're missing. Try to unlock the secret of that scene.
Had a lovely Mother's Day. The offspring came and we drank New Glarus beer, ate pizza, planted a Haralson apple tree, went mushroom hunting, transplanted Perley lilacs, and listened to rough mixes of two new songs.
Yes,exactly, that's my kind of Mother's Day...interacting with the Offspring as adults, not stuck on some Hallmark pedestal with offerings of flowers and other funeral goods at my feet.
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