Day One: The Blank Page

I’m starting on a new book today.It’s a point I’ve been at many times, yet one that never loses its pull. To go from a completely blank document to one that will, eventually have around 300 double-spaced typewritten pages is kind of exciting. I’d like to be able to tell you I know every single thing that will happen along the way, but I can’t.

I know the basics, and even some of the twists (I can’t even start writing until I know who, why, and viable suspects)…butthe conversations and poignan...