Rich is back after time away handling family matters, and the show settles into that familiar rhythm: a little life, a lot of writing, and the kind of honest “here’s where I’m stuck” talk that makes the work move again.

Jerry breaks down the biggest Book 2 overhaul he’s done so far—condensing cliffhanger split-chapters, trimming confusion, and rebuilding the opening so the story hooks earlier and cleaner. Word count drops hard, chapters get reorganized, and the editor’s notes keep steering Jerry away from over-complication and toward clarity the reader can follow.

They also dig into the gap between drafting and the work that comes after—why so many writers finish a draft and freeze, why editing can feel like the real craft, and how deadlines change everything once you finally commit to one.

Also: Jerry eats at warp speed, becomes a regular everywhere he writes (against his will), fights his writing app login problem, and buys an expensive golf club because winter makes people do strange things.

• Getting back to routine after time away

• Revision strategy: cutting, consolidating, and clarifying

• Avoiding “plot convenience” and over-complication

• Drafting vs. editing (and why people stall after draft one)

• Deadlines, momentum, and preparing for copyedit

• Building a writing app while AI tries to “help” by breaking things

Jerry Evanoff
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Website: jerryevanoff.com

Rich Kacy
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Bluesky: @KacyHimself