So You Want to Write a Story (Appendix C) — Gliding over the Details

There’s a flow to writing.

For most of us, it takes a few minutes to truly get into our writing state. A few minutes before the words come easily. With enough practice it gets a little quicker to achieve this flow, but for most of us mortals, it takes a few minutes to get the wheels turning.

And, unfortunately, it’s easy as hell to get pulled out of that flow state.

Sometimes all it takes is a phone call or an Email notification. Maybe the kids drew all over the walls or all over the...