Writing Mechanics

And no, I don’t mean a person who repairs cars, trucks, tractors who writes. Although I’m sure there are mechanic-novelists out there. If you’re a budding novelist you have to make sure you can still pay the bills!

You can see what I mean by “mechanics“ below.

These pages are a literal chapter breakdown of my manuscript-in-progress called Burned. I’ve written fragments of a backstory for my protagonist and now I need to figure out where to slip them into the manuscript so the plot continues to unroll naturally and the reader can gain some insight (drop by drop – not massive info-dump) into the character without losing the momentum of the story. T’is a challenge . . .

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Published by chrismctrustry

I'm a children's and YA author from Australia. I've published books with very sensible titles such as 'Susie Smelly-feet', 'Birdbrain' and 'Red Goes Green'. I've also written scripts for Australian television dramas such as 'Neighbours' and 'Home and Away'. I've always hankered to publish a crime novel for grown-ups and at present I'm embarking on a crime writing career.

3 thoughts on “Writing Mechanics”

  1. I love the title Disputed Provenance and hope that your agent loves the book, too, when you’ve finished it. Thanks so much for all the support you give Bill as he writes his novel. Di x x

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  2. Dear Mr Mechanic, The novel I’m working on is making a strange clunking noise. My wife says it’s the nut behind the wheel. Any thoughts?

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    1. Dear Mr A. Thoughts,
      Perhaps your novel is clunking because you are using the wrong fuel. I suggest you try high-octane. That should get you back into the fast lane.
      Yours faithfully
      A. Mechanic
      (Literary)

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