My writing process is what I would describe as chaotic. I am a very disorganised person and I don’t use outlines even though I really should. I tend to do more of a flow chart I guess, which is usually just one sentence, or sometimes one word, description of what is going to happen in each chapter.For example I might just write: chapter 12- fight, so I know that this is where things between the MC’s comes to a head. Of course that tends to change dramatically as the story gains pace. I usually start with the characters and a very broad idea of what is going to happen to them before they get their happy ever after. Then I just let the characters loose really, and they tell me the story. Saved is the first “proper” book I have written so the whole process has been a learning curve.
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An Interview with J.C. Long (@j_c_long_author)
How do you answer the question “Oh, you’re an author…what do you write?”
Stories with lots of sex and the occasional dead body.
What does your family think of your writing?
They think it’s great I’m doing what I always wanted to do, even if they don’t think that what I’m writing is useful/appropriate (inappropriate? Me? Noooo).
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