Michael Maurice Franchetti's Blog, page 15

The Best Plans

No matter what the best you come up with for a novel, it is a living entity, and in the end always takes on a life of its own.  This is why it is so hard to plan a book from its inception to end, but rather to set yourself a guide and see if you can stay somewhat on course.   No matter the result you have to go where it takes you, as long as you do not take total control.  I am sure the new improvements will be great but once again the book as taken a new course, for the better.  Chapter 1 has changed the focus of the book and I am sure it will not be the only change.  I have made subtle changes in narration, different takes on perspective, and totally changed the entire direction of the novel.  This is going to be fun.  Until next week…