Pandemic Brain Strikes Again

Pandemic Brain Strikes Again

Way back—like in 2012—I took an all-day workshop presented by the Mystery Writers of America. One of the speakers was Reed Farrel Coleman, who shared his technique when starting a new book. He writes his pages. The next morning, he starts on page 1, edits those pages, and then continues. On day 3, he again starts at page 1, edits, and then continues. He does this until he has 50 pages of manuscript. By then, he’s internalized the story, and each day gives him a runni...