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Hi, NJ,

Sorry you’re having so much trouble. The problem seems to be still in the planning. You may be overloading your chapters and trying to cram too many events, or too many people into each segment/chapter. Or you may be overexplaining events. Your best bet is to find someone whose literary credentials are good, who will read what you’ve written and give you feedback on it. It has to be someone you trust to give you an honest opinion, even if it includes, “Why don’t you take up carpentry instead?”

Sorry, but it can’t be me. I’ve had to make it my policy not to read other people’s work — I get too many requests.

Hang in there, NJ. It’s a process.                                                                    —–Gordon Korman—–