7. Stealing souls
Let's
pretend that you are – at last – on
the home stretch. Your story is almost complete. Your mind is full of
connections – links between characters and places – and
intricate timings of mystery and revelation.
But you need another character, someone who makes
a late entry and turns the whole thing upside down.
You mind is too full! Who is it to be?
Go to a café and watch people. Listen shamelessly to their conversations.
Jot down the words they use in the note book – remember, you always
carry a note book – that never leaves your
side.
Take those people home in your in your notebook. A characteristic here from a woman, a gesture from a man – soon that elusive character will begin to take shape behind your eyes.
