Jun 17
Not-plot-bombs
Posted: under the writing life.
Tags: progress report, the writing life June 17th, 2011
Plot bombs I’ve explained before–inspiration that explodes in the plot and drives it forward into new and fascinating territory. What I’ve had this week isn’t a plot bomb. It’s more like that rib-spreader thing that surgeons use when they want to mess around inside someone’s chest cavity. This week’s inspiration–if you can call it that–shoved itself into too small a space in the plot and then pushed it open.