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Yes. Write the summary. Write an outline. Write it on notecards so you can rearrange things and reconnect elements in different ways. Use string. Write up briefs of your characters. Know their...
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Yes. Write the summary. Write an outline. Write it on notecards so you can rearrange things and reconnect elements in different ways. Use string. Write up briefs of your characters. Know their backgrounds, their personalities, motivations, likes and dislikes, fears and loves. "Brief" is a misnomer. Otherwise you don't have a novel. You have logorrhea.