I am in Florida again, and I am going to get some really good writing done. I wrote a really crappy first draft to what I hope will be my third novel (I have yet to complete any of them, but that is another issue entirely). The thing is, this particular novel should have been the first, but it's been hard to get the idea together. There are two main characters, one male and one female. I was trying to decide whether or not the characters will be friends or become a couple. That is the most crucial problem; it is the hinge the story will pivot on, so I have to choose correctly.

The novel I am the furthest on is having a very different problem. The problem is that I need to figure out some of the plot twists and turns, to get the story to move a little freer. This story appears to need a good haircut: you know how you get one of those hair cuts that allows your hair to feel less weighted, to move more freely.

The third novel is not having any of these problems. The only problem is direction. Where the heck is it going? The plot that I do have is moving swiftly, the characters are coming together well in personality, the language--jazzy, bluesy, colorful--flows so beautifully, the dialogue is realistic, and I have no idea where it is going.

I haven't written a bit of poetry in a long time, but I will try my hand at the art again. n

I will keep in touch more.