Get on the Page
2nd July 2016 | for Creatives | characters, structured writing & plotting/outlining, intuitive writing & pantsing, writing, David Baldacci |
"How could I outline the guy? I had no idea who he was. I had to get on the page and kind of feel around and talk to him and see what he could do." (on outlining vs. not and writing his main character)
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