A common interview question for authors is: What do you like least about writing and most about writing?
For me, the first part of the question is the easiest. I don’t particularly like writing the first draft of a novel. Why? Well, I’m usually eager to write it–don’t get me wrong–it’s exciting and the story is usually tugging at me to get written, but it’s tough because even if I prepare an outline and character bios, I still have lots of unanswered questions. I’m not sure of every single character, every plot detail, every subplot. I might have some more research to do as I go along. The wording won’t be perfect. As I write, I may decide to change something major in the story, dump a large portion, or rearrange some things. It can get messy to say the least. The term ‘exploratory surgery’ comes to mind.
As most…
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