Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Messy ghosts

Picked up another old work-in-progress today (heck, I've got a whole folder to choose from) - this one's about a (real) estate agent who specialises in haunted properties. It's a lot of fun and there's some decent creepy bits in there too but oh boy! The structure is a complete mess. There are minor characters galore, some of whom seem to serve no purpose whatsoever; there are love interests by the dozen; there's a whole sub-plot involving Oscar Wilde; and I have absolutely no idea where it's going next.

I can't figure out whether to get the pruning shears out now, or carry on regardless, see where it takes me and then fall about laughing when I arrive. Focus! Yeah. That's what I need to do. Um. What was it called again?

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