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.
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The way that I write novels in particular is I don't usually outline; I just write. Part of the fun is discovering what's happening in the story as I'm going along.
I write and draw from the gut. I often don't know what my stories are about until they're done.
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you do - expect the unexpected!
You can't write just anything. Your story needs structure.
Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people's attention and holding it are very difficult.
My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.
As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.
Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer's own life.
Writing is an extremely rewarding and humbling process, and I've learned to go with it, that even if it feels absolutely impossible, I will find a way to tell the next story.