Writing from the coast, three chapters from the end
Hi Alex,
This month's letter is late because I put the manuscript down for three weeks and nearly didn't pick it back up.
I'm glad I did. The ending changed, and I think it's the right one now. It's quieter than the old one, and it took me a year to see that quiet was the point.
WHAT I'M READING
A keeper who talks to the ships
A slim novel about a lighthouse keeper and the people on shore he avoids. I won't name it yet. It's the other reason this letter is late: I read it twice.
I'll tell you the title next month, once I've stopped thinking about it.
A QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you read the acknowledgements?
I always read them first, before page one. Is that unusual?
