Every fiction writer knows the frustration of plotting their story. Especially with a mystery, such as I create, the plot not only needs to proceed logically toward the climax, but the characters, dialogue, and actions within each scene need to be believable to the reader as the clues are subtly inserted into the story.
Such is the case with ‘Wedding Interrupted’, the 4th story in my Gwen Andrews series. My writers group commented that one of my secondary characters was leaving the story too early and suggested expanding his role to heighten the tension, releasing him only after he’d served his purpose in the plot.
And so for the past few days, I’ve been wrestling with Fred. He has finally surrendered to my vision of his role in the conflict and I have sent him on his way.
After two years of sharing my writing journey with audiences in New England, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Florida, I received a return invitation from the friends group of my local senior center to speak to them again about the current status of my writing life.
Debi Graham-Leard 