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TMI

For whatever reason, the universe, or more particularly, the internet, has been coughing up so much (mostly) good information about writing that I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Fearful that I might miss something important. I have several craft-related books going on at the same time and a handful of novels and short story collections and I have not grown or found any additional time in my day. Meanwhile, my manuscript needs a scene by scene analysis. Shaping and pruning to follow. The hard work is ahead, So what do I do? I keep hearing conversations between various characters.                             "Have you ever made a mistake?"                "What d'you mean?" He rolled over onto his back. "I'm fuckin' perfect."                "You know what I'm talking about." She sat up dragging the sheets with her and looked out the...