A creative writing class I took some time ago - and much I've read since - strongly advises that at this critical juncture in novel revision I should be able to write four succinct statements that define the book. It took me eight pages of handwritten notes to get it done, but it's right on target I hope. Note the decisiveness in that strong statement. It's a clear outline for me to follow to make sure every scene in every chapter speaks directly to one of the four statements and should be helpful as I take the revision process one or two or a hundred steps deeper into analysis - which I may need years of when this over.
As I ponder the Deep South in the post World War II period and finalize {an hilarious word when it comes to writing} the novel, I send you wishes for a Fourth of July replete with fried chicken, potato salad, boiled corn, butter
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimImD58XGST_gHK4gnYBGhBx2Rp0yBq_7xyDawpL5EYCj1Alatc8QjZx1jnyLG53HVO0YZKBp9-F5thn02WWFsVEjEioCWxzt9LTZ6oK7XIIc0BGJ_5PSeyBgdEmgp_nW7SLyP_JHAhBde/s320/blyton-md1.jpg)
Mahala