Wildhorse (The Breaks)
I just finished a fourth draft of The Breaks and it’s about as much as I can do with it until I sit on it for awhile. At this point I’m going to have to let someone else read it and give me input from a vantage point that’s not as close as I am after working on it for so long.
Right now the story comes in at 9,620 words which is far less than the 12,000 plus in the first draft. It’s still not the 7,000 or 8,000 I had hoped for. I know the adage, “kill your darlings,” but after creating a veritable killing field I’m ready to call a truce—for now.
Posted by on 10/16 at 01:27 AM