I adapted the Stone Woman screenplay into novel form and now it’s time to begin the rewrites.
I’m not yet sure what the final version will read like – I’ll rewrite it a zillion and three times before it goes to print – but here’s where it is now.
Open the first page to:
“No, no, and again no!” Nicole yelled over her shoulder as she bulldozed her way through the thick jungle brush and stumbled into a clearing.
The honeymoon was not going as planned. Not only was she tired and sweaty from the long trek through the jungle, but a mosquito had just bitten her elbow and those ever-present howler monkeys would give a concert just when she wanted to think.
But to be honest, jungle inconveniences weren’t the problem. The problem was Michael. She didn’t know if it was because he was tall while she was petite, or because he was two years older than her, but he insisted that he had every bit as much right to make decisions for the two of them as Nicole did.
Only—he didn’t.
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So much work to do. But hey, I like the story. It’ll be worth it!