I didn’t remember the burning from my first reading of the book. I probably wanted to hold on to Rat as a hero. Love the moral compromise this involves!
I wanted to make sure that there was that moral compromise for Rat - but also for the reader too. We know that what Rat does is essentially wrong, which could classify him as ‘bad’. At the same time, he does rescue Robin early in the novel which is in some ways a heroic act. Thanks for your thoughts as always!
I would be interested in readers’ thoughts on this. My gut instinct is that the audience I was aiming at prefers shorter, direct and more fast paced? On reflection, maybe I should have kept the ‘dipping’ section. I think I am comfortable with the other edits as they are part of the story that would come in a second book if I were to write one.
You know I wouldn’t have cut any of it! Loved it all.
I didn’t remember the burning from my first reading of the book. I probably wanted to hold on to Rat as a hero. Love the moral compromise this involves!
I wanted to make sure that there was that moral compromise for Rat - but also for the reader too. We know that what Rat does is essentially wrong, which could classify him as ‘bad’. At the same time, he does rescue Robin early in the novel which is in some ways a heroic act. Thanks for your thoughts as always!
I would be interested in readers’ thoughts on this. My gut instinct is that the audience I was aiming at prefers shorter, direct and more fast paced? On reflection, maybe I should have kept the ‘dipping’ section. I think I am comfortable with the other edits as they are part of the story that would come in a second book if I were to write one.
Only JK Rowling needs to make books shorter