Self-editing masterclass snapshots: key character disappears, how should I handle it?

Ah, characters that do things that trouble their authors…

Today’s re-blog has Roz Morris revealing a bit of a student session dealing with a tricky character…

Nail Your Novel

I’m running a series of the smartest questions from my recent Guardian self-editing masterclass for novelists. Previous posts have discussed how much extra material we might write that never makes the final wordcount, how to flesh out a draft that’s too short and a problem of pacing if much of the plot concerns the fallo...