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.
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I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.
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.
I went back to the notion of story, which is always a good thing to have if you're trying to get people to pay attention to a book and pick up information along the way.
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.
It's easier to come up with new stories than it is to finish the ones you already have. I think every author would feel that way.
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.
There is nothing better than a really cool mystery: you don't know what's going to happen, so you keep turning those pages or watching that series.
It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond where you're writing.
To me, the great joy of writing is discovering. Most writers are told to write about what they know, but I still love the adventure of going out and reporting on things I don't know about.
Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if that's your strategy.