I had a delightful chat with Rita Lee Chapman on her blog. She is a fellow author who was also born in London, and she regularly features writers on her “Guest Authors” blog. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
When you write, do you start with an idea and sit down and let it evolve, or do you make notes and collect ideas on paper beforehand?
Whether it’s fiction or nonfiction I always start with an idea of the book’s shape and progression. I then research the book and structure the results of that research in an outline. The outline is likely to change as I write, more so in the case of a novel where the characters take over and reject some of my outline’s intended actions.
Until next time,
Brian Finney — Writer