Creating the Story: A 2nd Pass of ‘A Cut in Line Never Saves Time’

I don’t know what most writers think about. When I write, I imagine an audience has paid good money to hear my prose spoken. They don’t want to listen to my voice because I’m a mumbly bastard, but more preferably one of the Obamas, Patrick Stewart, or Helen Mirren. I imagine they’ve paid to witness a sublime concert, and just not some piece of social criticism. Okay, maybe a Rage Against the Machine—maybe that’s a bit too strong. More like an “Annoyed by the Bullshit.”