On Writing Beginnings ~ @AuthorKristina Knight

I just put a novella to bed. Novellas aren't my favorite thing to write, mostly because I seem to forget, in the beginning stages, that novellas don't need enough conflict to fill up a full-length, 80,000 word book. So I get to what would be the approximate mid-point of a full-length book and realize I'm supposed to be wrapping up the resolution. Then it's back to the story board to figure out what I've done.

Nine times out of ten, it's that conflict thing. Instead of giving my characters a ni...