Chris Ord asked Chris Ord:

What’s your favourite part of the creative process - and your least favourite?

Chris Ord I love searching for new ideas and scenarios. I always carry a notebook and am forever jotting things down. I never storyboard before writing, I start with a scenario and the main characters and let the story unfold. This makes the writing process more exciting for me as each day I come to it with fresh ideas. There are also no expectations about what I must write which I would find intimidating. While I’m writing I become obsessed with that story and spend all my time thinking about what might happen next. Sometimes this approach leads me down dead ends, hence I need to be brutal and honest with myself. If something isn’t working I have to let it go, and I cull a lot of sections in my first drafts. This approach works for me, at least for now. I’ve tried lots of others over the years which haven’t. It’s true that there is no right or wrong way to write, only your way. 

My least favourite part of writing is easy - I hate editing my own work.

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