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Q&A How to develop a story for a novel?

I am looking for some inspiration on where to start writing a novel. I have a general idea for a plot and characters, but I don't feel it's enough for sitting down and starting to write. It needs a...

3 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by daphshez‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:07:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar daphshez‭ · 2019-12-08T02:07:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am looking for some inspiration on where to start writing a novel. I have a general idea for a plot and characters, but I don't feel it's enough for sitting down and starting to write. It needs a lot of development. And I am not sure how to approach it.

Obviously not all writers start in the same place or prepare in the same way. I would like to know how different people approach that.

Do you know of writers who wrote or talked about this process? Maybe there's a book with interviews of writers about their creative process, that will cover that too? Or maybe some of you will be interested in sharing their own experience?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-12-29T12:35:45Z (almost 13 years ago)
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