Today, I worked on editing my novel, Forgotten Holler.

I’m really speeding through it now, because I’ve realized there’s no point in re-reading every single word. It’s better to focus in on the places where I’ve made notes and to focus on how my protagonist develops.

I’ll be honest, in writing the first draft, the protagonist was the part I was least interested in. At the time, it seemed the less complicated than the folktale/short stories I was developing, not to mention trying to keep track of the many, many residents of the fictional town I was creating. I’m now realizing, of course, that the protagonist is the glue of my story. Without them, it doesn’t work. Fixing their arc will be the main task of the second draft of my book for sure.

Love and gratitude, as always.

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