A Whisper From The Front: The Book That Kept Getting Bigger
What my novel about a casualty notification officer and the widow who takes him apart is about, how it changed between drafts, and what's still unresolved.
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Alas, Dreamland: A Love Triangle, a Lion and the Night Coney Island Burned
What my Dreamland novel is about, the draft I threw out, how the current one changed, and the parts I still have to fix.
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Night Swimming: Flashlights, Y2K and Something Old in the Springs
What my Y2K horror novel about a teenage dealer and his crew is about, where it came from, how it changed between drafts, and what still needs fixing.
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The Starship Ginsberg: A Teen Movie on a Ship That Won't Be Optimized
What my space novel about a scheduled cadet and a ship full of squatters is about, how it changed shape three times, and what the first draft still gets wrong.
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