by Jeanne Charters author of Shanty Gold, published by Rogue
Phoenix Press (release 2015)
This is a picture of a sculpture at
Cobh Harbor (Cork Harbor)
So, where do you start?
That’s the question
that plagues anyone who attempts to write a novel. Where to start?
In my first
iteration of Shanty
Gold, I started with Mary Boland sitting on a hillside looking
out at the Irish Sea and grieving the fact that she would have to leave it.
It was quite
lyrical and poetic (I thought). So did my husband. He still prefers that
version.
But one thing I
learned in a good writing class was: Begin
your novel at the moment of change. Great change.
So, in the final
version, you’ll find Mary enroute to the Cork Harbor on foot, falling to the
earth until she’s scooped up by a fellow famine family into their wagon.
Rogue Phoenix Press www.roguephoenixpress.com
Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com
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