And outline #7...

[agilebrit]

Is in the can. Go, me, I have a buffer for this project.

And then I went back and looked at my first outline.

Understand that it's the first outline I've ever done where I started from scratch. And boy, howdy, is it sketchy. For something I could get a novel out of, these one- or two-sentence plot points don't really cut it. Good thing I'm comfortable flying by the seat of my pants.

I need to work on my serial killer dude some, though. His motivations are murkier to me than they ought to be. I just remembered that my Writing Buddy wrote a Serial Killer Infomercial that I should re-read. That totally counts as research, right?

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[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

Read "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin deBecker, "Demonic Males" by Richard Wrangham, and "In the Belly of the Beast" by Jack Henry Abbot.

Stalkers and serial killers will no longer be a mystery to you. In fact, they have a very specific pattern.

I think that every woman and teenage girl should read "The Gift of Fear". It's an amazing book that explains stalking and abusive spouses, among other things - and how to predict their behavior and avoid it.

I'm keeping my copy for Rivka to read when she's old enough to start dating, and using the info to help teach her how to avoid dangerous situations as a child.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I think I need that "Gift of Fear" book. Next paycheck. Which won't help me with this draft, but that's why we call it a "draft."