Most of the hour or so today has been spent on sketching out the main characters and coming up with a batch of chapter headings so I know which way the novel will move as it develops.
The nice part about writing chapter headings is that it gives direction and also lets me see where the novel is likely to be too “thin”.
Novel in a month suggests that I start with 20 chapter headings. I’ve done this but have to confess I haven’t totally followed their system for plotting these out. So the chapter summary below is less complete than it should be. (more…)