Questions Galore

Today's writing questions come from Sandie and Aimee via my Facebook Author Page…

Sandie's Q: Do you write the story line first & then put in the dialogue or do it together??

A: Sandie, there are a good many writers out there who can jump around when they write, writing, say, chapter five before they write chapter three. I'm not one of them. I write in order, from start to finish. I suspect this need to write in order is a throwback to my newspaper days when you started with your lead. So to...