This is proving to
be quite discouraging. I’m finding so many faults with it. Yet it highlights some
important issues about drafting and editing.
General structure
It’s not quite
hanging together yet. I’ve found a couple of spots where I need to add in extra
scenes. I don’t feel that we’re getting as close to Clara as we might. It’s partly
because her story spans such a long time. That has to stay. It’s partly because
it’s a biography and though it focuses mainly on the last twenty-four years of
her life some earlier scenes are crucial. That structure has to stay. I must
use other means of making it more immediate.
