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Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.

My writing process is such that a story will be in my head for awhile, and I'll start making notes on my computer. I create character sheets that include a character's past, fears, goals and ambitions.

I'm a very thoughtful, forward-thinking, planner kind of person. I love Excel spreadsheets and five-year-plans, and I love to review every year how my New Year's resolutions went.

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It's my job to write the best book I can each month and hand my scripts in. Everything else is beyond my control.

I start with a beat sheet, which is more of an abbreviated outline. It hits all the major plot points. From there, I move to note cards. But the most important part of my process is my inspiration board.

While most trudge through their days straight-jacketed in the social compact, living for others as much as or more than for themselves, a select few excel.

I've been writing in notebooks for 40 years or so.

I type most of my books for the first chapter or two - I use a manual typewriter for the first 50 pages or so - and then I move to the computer. It helps me keep the work lean so I don't end up spending 10 pages describing a leaf.