Planning

As a writer, I began as a ‘pantser’. If the term isn’t familiar, its simply (and somewhat hilariously) refers to someone who writes by the seat of her pants. That’s how I do life, that’s how I started writing flash fiction and short stories, and I imagined that’s how I would write a novel. ...

You wouldn’t start deadlifting or running a 10k or play football. You’d warm up first. You’d stretch. Do the same with your novel. Don’t start it just yet.