Creating a Text - Ann Marie

What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
I’ve had discussions like this with writer friends — there is the perception that we are divided into the planners and the dreamers, those who just let the story develop on its own. I think if you’re working on a novel, you need to incorporate [...]



What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
I’ve tried many different ways of writing:
Jumping in without having planned anything.
Writing an outline from the beginning to the end before starting the actual text.
Writing an outline from the initial idea/premise and expanding it outwards (I think it’s called the snowflake technique) before starting the actual [...]



Creating a Text - Lynn Viehl

What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
Creation for me usually begins with an idea born during a moment of inspiration. That would be my first phase. I never know when inspiration is going to hit, but it happens most often when I’m listening to music, sewing, meditating, or working in [...]



Creating a Text - Yang-May Ooi

What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
The idea for a story usually starts as a startling image in my mind - something memorable or haunting, either inspired by an incident in real life or something I’ve read or seen. For my first novel, The Flame Tree, it was a conversation I [...]






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