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Writing Free Style vs Outlining

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Writing is a personal process. I ran into someone today who was so excited to meet a published author. It’s her dream to write a book and become an author. She had several questions for me about writing. The question that stuck in my mind was when she asked if I write free style. It confused me for a moment. Questions that aren’t relevant to me often confuse me for a moment as I try to register what they mean by their question. Free style.  Is there any other way? I guessed that she must have meant to ask if I write an outline first. Nope. Sure, I have a general idea where the story line is headed. I normally think of the beginning first, then the general plot line, and definitely the end. Of course, all too often, the characters dictate the direction of the story. New characters sometimes highjack the story line. The main characters might resist the direction I am taking them and do their own thing that requires revising the direction I intended. Sometimes it’s a struggle t

Tethered by Robyn Braemer Is Available on Amazon

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I have been so very busy, busy, busy but Tethered is now available on Amazon. Tethered is the first book in the Venairald Cycle series. I started out with the intent of a single standalone book but the story grew too much to be enclosed within the confines of a single book. On the positive side, the second book is more than halfway completed already so it should not be more than a few months before the next book is released. Enjoy! Tethered on Amazon