She uses her psychologist background to give the impression of being very approachable and friendly and makes people feel at ease quickly (helpful for an investigator for people to tell her their secrets), but she doesn’t ever share much of herself. She encourages people to talk about themselves (which we all love and are happy to do).
Day 59 – Swimming adventure
I have tolerated the treatment well, no vomiting and nausea for me, I know I’m very lucky for all of this. It would be churlish to be jealous of other people’s health or the lack of interruption in their lives.
Day 58 – Stucture
Did I write that bit already in the book or just in the prep? Haha, previously I would have wasted time and energy trying to work that out as I go. This time, I’m going to start with the idea of using the scene list and crossing .them off as I go and marking up when I reference stuff again.
Day 57 – More characters and more tea
The Police Woman and Protagonist will become friends and the Protagonist will be welcomed into their family. This family are the opposite of the family the Protagonist grew up in, open, affectionate, stable, share emotions, no secrets.
Day 56 – Leaving home
Another option I thought of was to have the ghost of the mother tell the protagonist her story. Scenes where the mother appears as the protagonist explores the town, the hotel, investigates the death.
Day 55 – New in town
I have a long list of characters and social issues that are representative of the vibe of the western world at the moment, and I can’ pick them up and put them down as I need them.
Day 54 – double session
As much as I love these shows, when it comes down to it, I feel bad about killing people (as a fiction writer). But kill (fictional) people I must.
Day 53 – Production before perfection
In a first world way, things are tough at the moment. They’ve been tough in one way or another for a while. It all came to a head and ended up have a good old, ugly, snotty cry.
Day 52 – Show & Tell
When I get very wordy in an attempt to clarify something through added explanation I can easily confuse the situation more.
Day 51 – Missed meanings
Had brunch with a visiting friend today and we came up with a great character to kill off – my first murder! So exciting.
