Achiocho asked Elan Mastai:

How do you organise the writng of your books? Is the process spontaneous or do you follow a structure?

Elan Mastai Before I start writing, I build out a structure for the whole book. I don't like to begin until I feel like I have a terrific ending in place and that the rest of the book is durable constructed to get me—and the reader—there. But I always leave lots of room to discover things along the way, so that the actual writing feels spontaneous and alive with possibility. Like a long-distance road trip: you plan ahead where you'll be stopping for each night, but you leave enough space in your schedule to find lots of adventure and surprises along the way.

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