by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
Oh boy. I just don’t do basic things when it comes to the backend of this novel that some novelist do even before they start writing. For instance, I don’t do character studies. I don’t like map out all this stuff that never appears in the novel.
So, I sometimes get a little insecure.
And, yet, there’s no revealed truth as to how to write a novel. And I’m kind of discovering the characters as I actually write the novel, so…lulz? I think maybe once I’m done this draft of the novel that I will try to do some back stories and all that so I can go through and tweak characterizations.
That’s one possibility, at least.
But as I grow more serious about querying at some point, I do find myself worried that I’m going to make a fool out of myself.
