When I first started writing, I didn't plan at all. I sat down with a character's name and a supernatural power or situation, and I figured out little things like "conflict" and "action" as I went along. The ending was as much a surprise to me as to readers, but it often ended up foreshadowed by something that happened in the first third of the
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Scenes, yes. Characters, yes. Plot -- not so much.
The way I get ideas for the plot is during the process of writing. It seems to be the only thing that works for me. And seeing as I have written five novels and am working on a sixth and nothing has changed, it's something that I've just had to accept.
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