Discussion Post: What's your process?

Now that I'm revising what will be my fifth published book (RIPPLE, coming in July 2011), I've sort of nailed down a process, to get from That Big Idea to That Finished Book. It's not the prettiest process, but it works for me.

It goes something like this:


Drafting: 6-12 ish weeks, depending on how long it will be and whether I'm writing it on deadline. Also, I may already have the first three to five chapters done if I sold it on proposal. This draft is a hot mess. 

Shaping: 2 weeks. I take...