“It’s taken me more than a decade to embrace being an intuitive discovery writer. I have tried over and over again to outline and become more analytical in my process, because that’s what everyone says is the best way.
But every time I tried, I felt miserable because it was so hard and didn’t feel creative to me. I needed to find my own process to wrangle the chaos.
You must find what’s right for your personality and your lifestyle. Part of the process of writing a novel is getting to know yourself and reflecting honestly about how things work for you as you try them out.
Of course, you have to give things a go in order to know whether they might work, but then tune into your feelings.
Does it feel right for you? What other options could you try?
Excerpt from How to Write a Novel audiobook, narrated by me — https://buff.ly/4aB57hX
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