Earlier, in July, I sorted out who caused the death and why and how. Where and what the implications were.
But I have struggled with the writing of it; have not seen how it can be put down, spelt out, made convincing.
In the end I resorted to writing conversations. Conversations Baz had, with Susannah and with Luke; with John and Col and Billy. And with Adam. Gradually, they are telling me what happened. Not always straightforwardly: sometimes they lie, deliberately deceive. Lead me to believe one thing, only to be tripped up when I realise that's not possible. It's a lot of writing, deleting, and re-writing. A lot. A ridiculous amount, when I am already guilty (no, I don't think 'guilty' either) of writing without prior thought to a considerable extent.
But, it's my time I'm wasting (and no, I don't believe 'wasting' either) - and anyway, what else would I do?
But it's more than a little disorientating, disconcerting, especially because the man I thought was guilty seems not to be after all.
One of my sensitivities....
ReplyDeleteWikipedia might not like it but the OED is perfectly happy ...
DeleteIt's just one of those words. It immediately says 'flour' to me, so I avoid using it in any other context.
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