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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
Email: [email protected]
Website: jerryevanoff.com
Rich Kacy
Email: [email protected]
Bluesky: @KacyHimself
By Jerry Evanoff5
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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
Email: [email protected]
Website: jerryevanoff.com
Rich Kacy
Email: [email protected]
Bluesky: @KacyHimself

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