Getting a Derailed Manuscript Back on Track

Anyone reading this blog for any length of time knows that I’m not much of a plotter. I have a plan, based on genre expectations, but not much more. I hop on the train and start going.

As I near the end of the book, to make sure it doesn’t just wander off into uncharted territory and fall off a cliff, I start making notes. And that’s where I am in the current WIP. It’s been chugging along, but I need to make sure the train doesn’t get stuck on a siding, or not notice someone has thrown the sw...