In my writing workshops, I always advise letting a piece "rest" in a drawer or file somewhere for an extended time when it's finished, and I just proved to myself once more the value of that practice. There's something about stepping away that clarifies things: plot flaws solve themselves, characters solidify, and bits that nail the thing together grow between the cracks and almost insert themselves.
My WIP for October is the sequel to HER HIGHNESS' FIRST MURDER, which has been resting since May. Now I'm ready to go at it, and I believe that the project and I now work together; it's no longer man vs. manuscript.
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