Today's episode was particularly helpful. I've been thinking a lot about what you've said about withholding the "secret" my protagonist has. He also has an obsessive voice that trails him through the book and presages his manic episodes; I've decided to move that right up front, leaving the "mystery" of how he'll handle and eventually quiet that voice. I'm still not sure this is what you mean, but it does give some texture to the arc of the story.
Today's episode was particularly helpful. I've been thinking a lot about what you've said about withholding the "secret" my protagonist has. He also has an obsessive voice that trails him through the book and presages his manic episodes; I've decided to move that right up front, leaving the "mystery" of how he'll handle and eventually quiet that voice. I'm still not sure this is what you mean, but it does give some texture to the arc of the story.
Looking forward to meeting you Saturday.
Michelle, Is the play you talked about based on the 1917 story "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell? It sounds almost exactly like it.
Yes, that story was adapted from her play Trifles. I know the play better, but it's the same story by the same author. Thanks for the reminder!