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CREATING THE NOVEL: METHOD OR MADNESS?

Written by Vicki Hinze

On November 7, 2008

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone…

How we create is a subject often discussed, but most done so from a theoretical standpoint. We we note our observations on the method or creative process from a practical standpoint, we capture a very different picture.

The methods of creating are as diverse as are creators. For the writer, it pays to explore them. Often in doing so, the writer discovers new ways of creating that enhance the stimulation of his or her process.

Staying informal and cutting to the chase, a few prominent methods are:

1. Sit down and write. Do no planning, no research, no sleuthing or preparation. Just write, see where the story goes, and see what happens.

2. Plan and prepare. READ MORE

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