I'm not sure which part of writing a novel I enjoy more - the actual writing or all the research into the story and characters. I just love it. I find it completely fascinating and the best parts are when you come up with an idea that just seems to flow. Then as if by some miracle it links up perfectly to another idea that you had making them all part of a cohesive story outline.
That said, please don't think this happens all the time for me because it doesn't. I think it happens for me when I am clearest on what I want from my story and how I want the main character to be. Then I just set out to find the background details to get me from point A to point B.
That then feeds the insatiable need I have to write and fuels me to continue until I can no longer read, type or concentrate. I'm sure we have all had those exciting moments when things fall together.
Now comes the hard part, the waiting. I'm doing this research for a novel I'll be writing in the NaNoWriMo contest that starts in November... so I can't write a lick until then. Ah well, it will be worth it when November comes and I am just bursting with ideas, information and background to put into a great story.
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