How did you think of your story plots for your my fair assassin series?

C.J. Anaya My Fair Assassin was actually a 10,000 word story put into an anthology for Halloween. The idea was paranormal romances, and I thought writing a book for my niece with a focus on accepting the beauty from within and without would be a nice theme. Then I completely pantsed it. In other words, I just started writing with no plan at all. I don't do that very often. The short story became popular enough that folks wanted a longer book. So I gave it much more detail and pretty soon I realized I had a series on my hands. I find that laying out goals, wants, and needs for characters help me plot the books. I find I can't outline too heavily mainly because when I do outline I inevitably change it to something that strikes me in the moment.

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