Kristin Cast
You definitely just have to start writing in order to start writing. That sounds funny and simple, but I understand that it can be really intimidating. The way I started my first novel was to write an outline for each chapter. This can be as detailed as you want it to be. It's yours. Don't be worried about how you think it's supposed to be formatted, because that doesn't matter. Mine wasn't too detailed, but it did alleviate my stress. It made it so that I wasn't all freaked out about figuring out what needed to happen next. Pull out that pen or start clicking that keyboard and do you!
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G. Duda
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Kristin Cast:
Your suggestion about outlining each chapter make sense although my approach is totally different. I write mostly off the cuff. It just flows based on inspiration and I rarely know what the next paragraph is going to be. I'm as surprised and excited as to where the story goes as I hope the readers will be. It works for me. I guess my question is, do you know other successful authors that work that way?
Jamie Lewis
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Kristin Cast:
Kristin, how often do you get straight older males that love your books?
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