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CeCe Lyra

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1506 total appearances

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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

It is incredibly well-written.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Chapter one's not working.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

The melody chapter is not working.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

There's two possibilities for this.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Possibility number one, CC problem.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Cece needs psychological acuity.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Cece talks about herself in the third person.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

If that's it, ignore me.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

But if your vision for this is something that's a bit more upmarket, something with more teeth, a story that will, you know, have potential for book clubs and start conversations.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

And I think the Melody chapter, I wonder, this is something that happens in dual POV novels.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

The author wants us to sympathize with one character more, like one character more, imprint on one character more.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

So she holds back on the other one, you know, thinking, yay, that doesn't work.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

I need to be fascinated by both POVs.