How I wrote my novel

I posted the file of notes I kept while working on my novel Make Nice. The notes (1.1 MB PDF) begin in 1996 with a bare idea for a novel, and go through the research, writing, and rewriting of the book. You'll see my process as I refine ideas and plot points, figure out what works and what doesn't, discover new characters, and finally reach the extremely satisfying point of finishing the book.

I haven't seen anyone else post something like this, so maybe someone will be interested. (They would undoubtedly be more interesting if I actually managed to get the book itself published, but they'll have to do for now, aside from this chapter-long excerpt.)