I'd have to make loads of changes to switch and have it worth doing. It would probably make for a better story, but it would also be a lot harder to pull off and maybe beyond my ability to really take advantage of.

If everybody who reads it says, "it was (whatever descriptor) but I think X should have been the main character", then I might have to rethink it.

I love the Where I Write site, they're surrounded by Stuff too! And Critters!

Find The Writer's Desk in a used bookstore somewhere and spend some time over the photos. Scroll down for a b/w of Eudora Welty at her desk.

Writing is in my hand.

Writing is in the tips of my fingers on the keyboard.

Writing is in my hand.

Writing is fucking AWOL and has been for over a year.

That sucks, connie. I feel like I've only just woken up to it, again, and I'm not sure it's really going to take this time.

I saw a small bit of a rewrite (not by the author) of a little piece I critiqued. Maybe it's just because I've seen it so often, but I said to take out all the "suddenly"s and he left them in. This is something I've noticed critiquing. It seems pretty common to add "suddenly" and "quickly" where they aren't needed. I've had to quash a few in my stuff too.

That may have to go on my list of word processor searches to do before the final revision. I'm accumulating a few things to search for and justify every use. "had been", "It was", "they were", "there was" among others.

"suddenly" and "quickly" may be starting to move into pet-peeve territory.

Find/Replace is a godsend for dealing with a list of things that pop out at you.

Revised chapter 10 is done . . . for now. Revised chapter 11 will be done tonight unless I just have no time at all. Progress continues, slowly.

Also Where I Write fear the cables and clutter though the table itself is fairly clear.

Where I Write has the usual suspects looking over things.