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Jan

The Big Picture—Before and After

Posted by Shonna Slayton  Published in Craft

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n my mind there are two Big Pictures when writing a novel. The Big Picture Before and the Big Picture After.
If I had to choose I’d say my favorite is the before. This is the daydreaming Big Picture when you get to doodle notes, follow new ideas, and go off on rabbit trails to see [...]

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Jan

Finding the Big Picture

Posted by Stephanie Shackelford  Published in Craft, Creativity, Organization

Every writer creates a story in a different way. Some create the characters first (or they spring forth from the head fully formed like that Greek goddess). Some start with a plot idea and plan extensively before writing a word. Others write scenes and journals and pages and pages before finally discovering the story. [...]

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