![]() ![]() Kelly goes through a massive, unexpected jump that tests her own memory. Generally revisions are where the real attention to pacing and tension gets paid. With The Other Me, I wrote two or three different endings, because the middle of the book had changed in ways that demanded the ending change as well. Though I like to have some idea of where I’m going, the last couple of things I’ve written have ended up in very different places than I thought they would. I usually don’t have the ending written or even outlined too exactly when I start. It was just a matter of getting her there in a way that didn’t feel like too much of a leap.ĭo you write the novel ending first, last, or somewhere in between? How does this help you build suspense? Since I did a lot of this in revisions, I knew most of what she would ultimately need to find out. I spent some time brainstorming ideas for how Kelly could investigate-what if she interviews a certain character? What if she finds some sort of document?-and tried to figure out what she might discover using each method, what bearing that new information would have on her “case,” and where else it might lead. ![]() What is your process of mapping out a mystery that grows throughout the novel? She finds answers that lead to more questions. In The Other Me, Kelly is trying to make sense of a life that feels unfamiliar. This Month, NLA’s Tallahj Curry had the pleasure of interviewing Joanna MacKenzie’s client Sarah Zachrich Jeng, author of upcoming novel The Other Me. ![]()
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