The Literary Obsessive

The Literary Obsessive

25th April

The Obsessive Diary

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Eleanor Anstruther
Apr 25, 2025
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So I think it’s the character who possesses me, she who leads the book. I’m 15,000 words from the end of the 2nd act and we are heading for the point which is further away from what she wants than she was when we met her at the beginning. Things are about to get worse. I am going to hunker down. It’s hard hat time. I n…

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