How To Write a Novel — Dead Body
Day 40 of writing my novel in public
I’ve started something scary here on Medium. It’s something I’ve done before, but never in public. I have a process that I’m going to follow, and I’d like to share it with you.
If you want to follow the journey from the start, go here.
If you missed yesterday’s, you can find it here.
Day 40 — Dead Body
I’m starting my writing early today, which is my best time because I’m a lark, the early bird hoping to catch the worm.
In the story, Charlie, Sandy and Woofy have just arrived at The Smell Tower and are being installed in their rooms on floor 97. Miasmus makes time to come and greet them, down from his penthouse level on 101, and Charlie sees he smells like a dead body.
This scene sets up the next couple of sequences. First, there is Charlie trying to bake 10,000 cupcakes for Miasmus for next week, and how Staghorn will help him with that. Then there is the investigation into why Miasmus smells like a dead body.
These are the story threads I need to include.
- Charlie ‘sees’ the smell of a dead body on Miasmus. He recognises it from one case his dad worked on.
- Charlie asks Sandy, “Do you…
