The Tangled Web We Weave

Creating the second draft of a novel can involve delictately altering the original story or it may require radical [...]

How to start a novel

I got a great – if slightly overwhelming – question recently about writing process.  I’m sure a lot of you will be able to relate to Stuart Hughes’ honesty.  As I look to my next project (that would be after the two I’m currently finishing) I feel exactly the same way:

“What process do you follow [...]

First, you need an idea

by Alexandra Sokoloff

When people ask authors, “Where do you get your ideas?”, authors tend to clam up or worse, get sarcastic – because the only real answer to that is, “Where DON’T I get ideas?” or even more to the point, “How do I turn these ideas OFF?”

The thing is, “Where do you get your [...]