Going through my third draft, I'm starting to realize I don't know which characters are showing up in which chapters, and why. So, I'm now starting to write out a chart. On the left hand side, I'm writing the characters names. On the top, I'm writing chapters. In each box on this grid, I'm now adding in basically what's happening to the characters in each chapter. This will give me a high level view of what's going on in the novel.
We'll see how that helps. I'll report back later.
We'll see how that helps. I'll report back later.