11.21 :: A new method to my usual madness

In interviews or on panels, I'm often asked to describe my writing process. To date, I've probably never given the same answer twice, since I seem to approach every book differently. Sometimes I outline meticulously; other times I sit and hammer out each scene as it comes to me. The common thread is that I tend to write each manuscript in story order from Chapter 1 to the end, usually even finishing one scene before starting the next.  I've never thought of it as a compulsive technique -...