Angela
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Siobhan Daiko:
Hi Siobhan, I'm redoing my debut MS for the seventh time. It is now historical fiction with parts romance and speculative mystery. I'm writing dual time lines. It's set in NYC in an old hotel (2017) and NYC 1890. How did you write the dual time lines? Separate? Or a chapter each? I know my total word count needs to be at 90K. What is the best way to divide the word count? Thank you so much!
Siobhan Daiko
It is important to link the two so they are as seamless as possible otherwise reader feels jolted. An event in the past leads into the present or vice versa. I planned the dual time lines separately, but wrote them together, a chapter each, I didn't worry about dividing the word count and just let the story and characters decide.
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