Chris Pavone
I think that writing a novel is not something you can know how to do until you’ve actually done it. And as with nearly any endeavor, it’s also not something you can rationally expect to do well on your first try. Writing an unpublishable first draft of a first novel is not a failure; it’s an essential part of learning how to write a novel.
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Chris Pavone:
Hello! I am a huge fan of your novels and wondered - for your writing process, creating the depth, mystery and complexity (which I personally am fascinated by) of story how you go about it? For example, do you know where you want to start and end and then play with how to get there? or is it more general as an idea? Does it start with one character? Etc?
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