First, I am considering a painting. My painting back in April was my last one. Time to get started on another.

Now then, redrafting. This is a meticulous redraft. My word writing has slowed to a crawl, just a couple of hundred words a day drafting a new opening from a new POV, but also considering everything, word choice, description,  background information, character and plot development. I’m also setting goals on my outline–these are what I want to be said and done at the end of this scene-with additional consideration as to what type of scene and how that information is relayed to the reader through action, suspense, drama, flashback..etc.

I am using the tightest pre-writing mental focus that I can in order to ensure I don’t have to ever go back and redraft like this again. Notes and outline will be attached to the scene when I send it out for editing and I am going to send it as a small package to my readers to be sure I’m hitting my goals, to be sure I hit XY and Z–my intention for writing it in the first place.

I don’t want pointless scenes. I don’t want scenes that don’t advance the plot. I don’t want scenes where I’ve missed the mark, not saying enough, not describing enough, not resolving or conflicting enough…I want something tight and precise, something where you can feel the inevitability, you can feel the plot pulling you along and it builds in every scene.

I want to be done.