Writing Thought for the Week

[ladyseishou]

I don't usually outline a book before I start, but I do have a general sense of where I'm going with the story. I'll often write short paragraphs describing each of the characters: their vocations, ages, appearances, and personalities. I also create a calendar for the period in which the story is to take place, with boxes for each date of the month. This way, I can avoid such things as having someone in two places at once, which almost happened in one of my Nero Wolfe books!

Robert Goldsborough (Fade to Black, Silver Spire)


from: "The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists - Insider Secrets from Top Writers" by Andrew McAleer