I was just talking with a writer friend about the difficulties of wrangling all the threads of a big novel, in its early stages—something we both have plenty of familiarity with. It got me looking back at my notes for Lava Red Feather Blue, which I struggled with for the first several months of trying to write it. And this note was the turning point:

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Aug. 13, 2017

Here’s my moody trouble today and why I think I’m feeling like this isn’t as much fun as I hope: I’m giving too much thought to wh...