I thought my novel was going to Oakland, but instead it ended up in Auckland

We were discussing the conclusion of my novel in my writing group. The novel had taken a bit of an unexpected direction.  Well, more than a bit.  How had it ended up in a woodshed in the wilds of a parallel-universe Scotland?  Where did that come from?  Jeff said: “It’s like that guy who got on a plane thinking it was going to Oakland, but instead he ended up in Auckland.”

That really happened, and the Internet will never forget.  And now I won’t, either.

1 thought on “I thought my novel was going to Oakland, but instead it ended up in Auckland

  1. Pingback: My second draft is starting to feel like an alternative universe | Richard Bowker

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