Cora Hannold asked Cheryl Bolen:

Hello Cheryl. You must have seen many beautiful homes. I have only had the pleasure of seeing The Breakers & Marble House in Newport, RI. My question is: Do you have to plot out your stories before you start writing them or does the story come to you as you go along? Have a wonderful day!!

Cheryl Bolen The Newport mansions are definitely on my bucket list, Cora. As to my plotting, I do a little of both. I wish I had the ability to plan out in detail an entire book before I started. It would make it so much easier. I keep getting stuck on what needs to happen next. I use a bare-bones outline of one page and fill in the action, character growth, and emotions as I write.

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