Entering the Fields

Green Fields by Larisa Koshkina

It’s been a toil, but I sat down today and made a push. After a lot of thought, I decided the best thing to do was edit chapter 2 where my protagonist is travelling to the city. I realised I had to create much more of an impression of the journey than I had in the first draft, rather than fast-tracking her to the bit where she’s climbing up the pass and then sees and approaches the city.

So that’s what I’ve done and it’s now helped me to, I hope, give a much be...