First: Open thread. Talk about whatever you like. <\/p>\n
Second: I didn’t make my ridiculously ambitious deadline to finish the first draft by Sept 6. I have definitely discovered that publishing chapter by chapter would be impossible for me<\/em>. As I write more, I muse a bit, and then sometimes need to drop a “tidbit” earlier. Sometimes the tidbit is long, sometimes short. Also, to make some decisions seem credible without requiring a full chapter of long winded and otherwise unimportant back-story, or to make certain things ‘harder’ or ‘easier’ for certain characters, I need to change certain things about characters (which I intended to do anyway. It’s fiction. Semi-autobiographical, but still fiction). <\/p>\n That said, the book is coming along; I’m approaching the “first crisis”. The book discussing the “Snowflake Method” says a novel needs three ‘crises’ and a resolution; the author made a persuasive case for why this is so. Ideally, the first crisis is roughly 1\/3rd of the way through the book. I haven’t quite gotten there yet, but I’m about to write it and I know what happens. <\/p>\n Of course, the story is also fictionalized by changing names and places. In that regard, I need help doing “research” on settings. I want your help. <\/p>\n Specifically, I need help from people who are familiar with the Phoenix, AZ area. I have a character who needs to live in a house and neighborhood that meet the following criteria (or met it in fall of 2009).<\/p>\n Is this possible? I can work with some deviations, but others do need this. (Note: I can write and change the town later– editing for details. But if someone magically finds me a suitable town or area today, that would be terrific!)<\/p>\n I don’t plan to get on an airplane and drive around Phoenix to find things, but if someone suggests a place, I can Google to see if it makes sense. Note: the well and septic is crucial<\/em>. So is the distance from Phoenix. Unfortunately, this defeats my “Google-foo” because searches like “Phoenix area real estate, well, septic, dusty rural road” don’t work very well. <\/p>\n I’m a bit better of on Wisconsin. I need another character to live in<\/p>\n I think I have a halfway decent handle on WI. Jim and I will plan a road trip which would include a visit to proposed towns, the ‘cathedral’ and the Irish Pub. <\/p>\n Thanks. Also: Open thread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First: Open thread. Talk about whatever you like. Second: I didn’t make my ridiculously ambitious deadline to finish the first draft by Sept 6. I have definitely discovered that publishing chapter by chapter would be impossible for me. As I write more, I muse a bit, and then sometimes need to drop a “tidbit” earlier. … Continue reading Arizonal & Wisconsin Real-Estate (bleg for novel).<\/span> \n
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