A few quick thoughts before sleep takes me. As much as I would like to put Novel #2 in the can, it has resisted this. I and my stable of developmental gurus seem to agree that we are close, but we continue to discuss edits. Adjust this. Add some of this. etc.
While shaving this morning I came upon another angle of adjustment that I hadn’t previously considered. It would change the MC’s relationship to the setting. This would also have a cascading effect on a number of relationships. I was jotting down points in the manuscript that either require a modification or offer the chance for modification if I go down this route. It’s not a huge thing, but I think it would give the MC something he’s lacked so far, and that is a very personal connection to the locale and to the protagonist.
So, I’m kinda leaning in this direction, but I’m doing my homework prior to leaping off the ledge. More work tomorrow.
Scott Macmann 