Much to my surprise, I've found that 'Frozen in Crime' did not go steeply downhill after chapter 15, instead running into the buffers abruptly at the end of the final chapter, which isn't nearly so bad. Apart from the opportunity it gives me to use a mixed metaphor, obviously. So instead of re-writing half the …
An editing process
I almost always hate the editing process. This is probably because during editing I see my novels at their worst: warts, blemishes, bad hair, no makeup to conceal the flaws. It isn't just that I randomly stumble upon these things while I'm reading through the novel, but that I actively look for them. I suppose …
Hey presto!
As proof of the efficacy of leaving a novel to marinate, I woke up this morning with a new idea which should make more sense of the whole thing. All I have to do now is to write it all down! (yes, that's the hard part) 'Frozen in Crime' has been sitting on my computer …
Cecilia Peartree - woman of mystery 