tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post9095860440490822417..comments2023-10-15T03:16:44.927-06:00Comments on Suspense Novelist: No Gorillas in the MistPeg Brantleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-84907918806519682232010-07-22T20:07:52.292-06:002010-07-22T20:07:52.292-06:00You're home! It's been lonely without you,...You're home! It's been lonely without you, Jenny. Definitely going to have to check your blog to see how the wandering Milchman tribe did this summer.<br /><br />You must have started out with a slam-dunk process, because mine has definitely evolved. I've gone from Moses wandering in the desert for 40-years (but what a story in there somewhere—and that's the trick) to something a bit more directed and concrete. I've tried it all, and still think there might be some tweaking involved. Like . . . <br /><br />What I would wish for now is a wall like the murder board in The Closer. I could have all of my character studies, plot synopses and notes, timeline and research propped up in front of me. Then, when I wanted something a bit more elegant, poof! the murder board would disappear into the ceiling and the homemaker/designer/nester in me could be content.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-33089151830506049362010-07-22T12:13:53.554-06:002010-07-22T12:13:53.554-06:00I can't wait to read this one, Peg! I really w...I can't wait to read this one, Peg! I really want to know what that first, necessary scene was, and what the news story is!<br /><br />I definitely find myself feeling less clumsy as I write more and more. But more striking to me is how little the process really has changed. Time will tell whether this is a good thing or not, I guess.jenny milchmanhttp://jennymilchman.comnoreply@blogger.com