Writing needs courage. Despite the best outline (which mine are not) a story unfolds as it must. The author has to trust his characters and experience each scene as it comes while looking down from his outline and planned outcomes. Often it means plodding along, worrying, stalling for days, when all you want is to rush to the ending. But the insights that come from this process will make the book a worthwhile read.Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Writing needs courage. Despite the best outline (which mine are not) a story unfolds as it must. The author has to trust his characters and experience each scene as it comes while looking down from his outline and planned outcomes. Often it means plodding along, worrying, stalling for days, when all you want is to rush to the ending. But the insights that come from this process will make the book a worthwhile read.
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Very true. Unfortunately, some of us come up short in the courage to completely pursue our writing dreams.
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