Making a Scene

I tore apart chapter 3 on my new Harlequin Presents manuscript yesterday after not writing for a week due to guests and life and a quick trip to Seattle for a bookclub visit and lunch with my son Jake on his 15th birthday.  I thought chapter 3 was great until I printed it out and read it and then I was like…oh, dear, not so great.  The action felt forced.  The plot points were waaaay too familiar.  The entire chapter was as authentic as synthetic fibers.

I knew I was going to need to tackle...