I’m really struggling to write at the moment. Entire train journeys are spent making lists and minor character changes — transposing from Moleskine to laptop and back again. Ultimately, it’s not achieving much other than refreshing my memory about things I’d forgotten.
The premise is basically as set now as it was five years ago — as it was ten years before then. The cast hasn’t really grown substantially — the ideas are on balance no better or worse than they were before (just that bit older so not as fresh).
Sigh. I’m giving myself every opportunity I can and for whatever reason I’m still not grasping it. Bla.