I actually just finished my novella - yay!!! Since I’m one of those people who loses momentum if I don’t write for a few days, I’ll soon need to start a new project. That involves sitting down and writing a first chapter. Once that’s done, I can figure out the plot and character then go back and revise. That’s pretty much how every project starts for me. I’ve tried to do it other ways, like sitting down and plotting out everything before writing a word. Didn’t work. My process is my process.

There’s a quote from E.L. Doctorow that captures that initial writing feeling and environment for me. All writing, actually:

“Writing is an exploration. Your start from nothing and learn as you go.” -E.L. Doctorow