I shrugged, going with the first thing that came to mind. "I dunno, maybe write a few little scenes, the really juicy stuff. The stuff you just HAVE to have in there. Then focus on connecting them, making it feel natural." "How would that help?" "Hell if I know, it's not my major. But fiction, to me anyway, always feels a little like there are important scenes, and then scenes the author wants to rush through to get to the important scenes. Maybe if you had a framework of the important scenes, you could stitch them together to make a Frankenstein. Or his monster, anyway." "And then smooth out the edges later. Hmm. I can try it. Either way, I appreciate you being willing to help." Lori opened her laptop on her desk, and the tip-tapping started immediately. I stood to go to my room. "Wai

