3,000 ways to not write a book

Three thousand words into the manuscript, and it’s delete, delete, delete.

I know the premise is good. It gives me chills. I’ve talked about the idea with fellow writers of different genres and it gives them chills, too.

The problem is the outline. Getting my character from A –> Z, figuring out **who** the character really is, and who are the people that surround them.

On the bright side, I have a couple of twists figured out, and I’ve decided that counts for something.

On the other bright si...