Thursday, 28 July 2016

Plot so simple.

The writer's brain never stops.

At the time I usually write this blog I was having a picnic lunch with my hubby in Italy, having just crossed the mountains from Switzerland.




But my writing brain was not idle on the journey. I read a YA book with the simplest of plots. 
A girl wants to attend the best music school in the country to play guitar. She loses a finger on her fretting hand.
That's it.
There are sub plots and romance. Its an entertaining story and kept me occupied for much of the six hour journey.

Made me think about 'The Finder' and understand why the agents said to simplify. The original version s like a giant onion, far too many layers for the reader to eat. I am removing some of the plots. They may be used in a sequel or a parallel story. 

Does your plot have too many layers?

I leave you with the view from a window in my work/holiday apartment in Lecco.
This is part of the mountain range which surrounds Lake Como. 


Earlier, dragon-shaped clouds lifted free from the mountain top, and dispersed into the blue sky...


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