Incanus
Auror
The day you sat down to begin your novel, how much planning had you done? Did you have just a few ideas and a handful of scratch notes? Or did you have everything about plot and characters all worked out ahead of time? Maybe something in between? What things do you absolutely have to have ready before you start? Is there a minimum? Do you do more than the minimum? How did you know you were ready to begin writing?
I’m interested in how my fellow Scribes have gone about this, not so much to replicate it, but to hear a variety of ‘testimonials’. I’m taking into account that no two stories are the same, and that different kinds of preparation are necessary for different kinds of stories.
Also, I realize world-building projects can be anywhere from zero to ridiculously vast.
I’m not looking for highly elaborate details, just a general idea of ‘how much’.
I’m interested in how my fellow Scribes have gone about this, not so much to replicate it, but to hear a variety of ‘testimonials’. I’m taking into account that no two stories are the same, and that different kinds of preparation are necessary for different kinds of stories.
Also, I realize world-building projects can be anywhere from zero to ridiculously vast.
I’m not looking for highly elaborate details, just a general idea of ‘how much’.