tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post4022695527334582947..comments2023-06-02T20:09:51.987+01:00Comments on Linda Acaster: Musings on...Where To Start A NovelLinda Acasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-74661793098811883812018-03-31T14:18:34.693+01:002018-03-31T14:18:34.693+01:00Hi Alan. Yes, what can feel to be a natural starti...Hi Alan. Yes, what can feel to be a natural starting point doesn't always deliver. Sometimes it's down to the slant we choose to focus on. There is never one way to write anything.<br /><br />As to the "fighting off the ravages of winter/'summer'...", currently my legs are wrapped in a fleece blanket, I'm wearin two big jumpers and longing for fingerless gloves. Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107450405599535563.post-51096383886789421312018-03-31T13:54:22.867+01:002018-03-31T13:54:22.867+01:00Interesting, Linda. I took years to find a startin...Interesting, Linda. I took years to find a starting-point for my novel Cody. People were thinking it was a kids' book because it started in my protagonist's childhood. Eventually, the penny dropped and I had the bright idea of starting in a Nevada whorehouse. (As in, this is for grown-ups.) Good to see you writing instead of fighting off the ravages of winter/'summer' and the Alan Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233113660219449640noreply@blogger.com