Listen to the Voices In Your Head...
Now you're probably wondering, has this guy suddenly opened shop as a shrink and is trying to drum up business or something? Rest easy dear friends, that is not the case. When I say listen to the voices in your head, I'm talking about the characters your writing about. You may have them completely fleshed out in your head. Their appearance, personal history, likes/dislikes, the works. But once you start writing about them, a lot of that is going to change. I can't tell you how many twists and turns my book has taken because characters will suddenly be running off in a totally different direction than what I had planned. They take side trips that sometimes work really well. It's even happened with some of the secondary and background characters. I'll be writing a little walk on scene with them and BANG, I know their background and history and how it will play a key role in the main story. Now this works out great for me since I'm planni...