Marian Marion Kebab
Write. Duh.
I struggled for years thinking I had to make an outline, like a term paper, from start to end. I could never come up with something solid. I "thought" about it ... then just abandoned it, many times.
I just decided to start writing with only the first one or two chapters in mind. I rewrote it many times. I wrote the whole book then ripped out chapters and rewrote, and rewrote. My editor was absolutely critical to the process.
It took the first book for me to learn "how" to write in my style. What's that? I describe characters personalities & backgrounds, then just sit back and watch what they do. This means their profiles have to be interesting in the first place.
I struggled for years thinking I had to make an outline, like a term paper, from start to end. I could never come up with something solid. I "thought" about it ... then just abandoned it, many times.
I just decided to start writing with only the first one or two chapters in mind. I rewrote it many times. I wrote the whole book then ripped out chapters and rewrote, and rewrote. My editor was absolutely critical to the process.
It took the first book for me to learn "how" to write in my style. What's that? I describe characters personalities & backgrounds, then just sit back and watch what they do. This means their profiles have to be interesting in the first place.
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