Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
I keep telling people that if they ever want to vacation in Florida, to go during the summer months. They give me a look like I'm crazy. Well, I am, but not in this case. In this case, the winter months are considered "high season" because all of the snowbirds mosey down to FL for the winter. Sure, it's cooler, but it's crowded as hell. Summer's
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Hmmm...Michele and I were at two different "places" in our work. She was already on her rewrite, and she's definitely going to graduate on time. She has stuff to add in addition to revising, whereas I did a major retooling, because there were so many problems with my work. She knew this, and was kind enough to sit with me and think through her own work while I was firing off questions and babbling to figure things out.
What helped here was that Michele had read my entire first draft. We talk about our work to each other a lot, so we know what the other person is aiming for and can offer feedback that might be in the right direction.
If you and Sherry aren't reading each other's work, I'd suggest taking part of the time to TALK about your respective novels, where they are, and what you want them to do. Keep a laptop or notebook handy, take lots of notes. Then take some time for writing (if either of you are at that stage). If you plan to outline while Sherry plans to write, then having a previous "talk time" will help. It'll get your brain sorted and get those questions answered before you sit down to do the grunt/creative work.
Does that help at all? :)
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Yes, it helps a lot. I'm sure that talking stuff through is what we'll spend a good chunk of time doing. I try to talk it out with my husband and he tries to be helpful, but this particular novel is really outside his sphere. So I'm looking forward to discussing it with someone who is actually interested (I hope.)
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