Well, I really wish my characters had a life of their own and were destroying my plot, but, it's not really happening - though, as I was recording for this episode, I realised that yes, one of them has thrown in something unexpected.  Today's quoted books: Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith Fiction Attack! Insider Secrets for Writing and Selling Your Novels & Stories by James Scott Bell And if you're thinking of podcasting, check out Alitu.com https://trello.com/b/3LUWiqsc/pilars-nanowrimo2018-learning-and-podcasting-board www.pilarwrites.com