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Tuesday Craft: First Step

Jul 01, 2008 08:53

The first step in writing a novel is one I sometimes never move beyond. When I discover an idea that reverberates around in my imagination so strongly that I experience that a-ha! novel! moment, I get out a notebook and pen. I carry a moleskin around with me, and sometimes a legal pad (depending on the size of my purse), and these notebooks are ( Read more... )

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tessagratton July 9 2008, 16:22:28 UTC

Hahaha! NO!

(I can't believe I totally forgot to respond to this. Oops.)

sylstars July 9 2008, 05:37:47 UTC

"Starting" is the most glorious thing. An idea is usually born in full--I see it, feel it, have some questions. But I already know it. If I could, I'd close my eyes, twitch my nose, and nod it into material form lickety-split. *Bing* I just thought of a novel--here it is--wanna read it?

tessagratton July 9 2008, 16:23:02 UTC

That would be fabulous some days.

Other days, I love the suffering of the whole process. :D