I try to let go of the intellect and just tell the story. I only read the page I have in front of me on the screen. Then when the whole story is told, I print it, wait a week and read it.
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Once I have the story in my head, I write it down. The illustrations usually come last.
My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page.
Normally, when I read a script, I read 30 pages, and then go have a cup of tea and come back. And then, I read 20 pages and go make a phone call, and then go back to it.
Even now I try to make each page compelling for the readers to get absorbed in the book.
It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an interesting narrative and frustrate the reader's opportunities to follow it at every step.
If I knew a story page by page before I started writing it, I just wouldn't do it. The process of discovery is really important for my own enjoyment.
In general, when I'm writing, I concentrate on the story itself, and I leave it to other people, such as agents and publishers, to work out who it's for.
I'm reading more than ever. I used to find it tedious, but now it's like my little friend - it takes my mind off things.
I am not an analytical writer. Once I flesh out my characters and decide on the elements of my plot, the story unfolds in my head almost as though it was a movie reel.
Spend more time working before you write page one. Then, the story - at least parts of it - will feel as though it is writing itself.