Meticulous planning can only result in detailed fiction. This is my mantra. I'm screaming it in my head rightthismoment. Also cold coffee and milk in a glass bottle is kind of gross - but I still drink it.
I thought juggling two main characters was difficult, but seven is another beast entirely. And why is it that if I write a book from a female perspective it has to be aimed at women? After unloading my heavy plot on him last night, a friend declared that if it had any "emotional stuff", he wouldn't want to read it. Because it leans toward dystopian science fiction, he automatically assumes it's to be written via a male voice and targeted at male readers. This is discouraging, I assure you. How is it possible that there are still so many gender biases in modern society? Is it really not as basic a concept as I've been raised to believe? How can a forward-thinking liberal still harbor such gender prejudice?
And being who I am, I've decided to rise to the challenge. I am writing a manuscript with a female narrative. And there will be "emotional stuff". But there will be so much more. And you'll love it.
