A Year of Writing

When I started writing my first novel,The Oasis of Filth, I really had no idea what I was getting into. Writing can be really enjoyable, but it takes work and planning. I carefully plotted my chapters and story arcs. And then sometimes, while writing, I’d totally change things. Or, even better — and this happened more than I expected — I would have an idea in the middle of a chapter that nicely tied to themes from previous chapters, or foretold future events. It’s been about one year since I...