@paulinerowson.bsky.socialAuthor Insight: My Writing System — I Plot As I Write
I don't plot the whole novel before I start writing.
I start with the basic idea and perhaps the first three chapters.
Then the characters come alive, the plot develops.
I discover it as I write.
@maxelwoodauthor.bsky.socialDelighted to have spoken to crime writer #MichaelDylan this month. He shared writing insights, author inspirations, discusses the new DI Wise book, & how a man called Mr Pickles taught him about hacking MI5.
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@desertsleuths.bsky.socialJoin us on Oct 21 for Inside the Mind of a Criminologist: Building Crime Fiction Through Authentic Human Behavior, with Susan Magestro.
All welcome, register at: desertsleuths.com
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@paulinerowson.bsky.social**Author Insight: My Writing System — My Secret Weapons**
Two simple things make my writing system work:
✏️ Coloured stickers
📎 Treasury tags
Crime novels evolve. My system lets them.
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@paulinerowson.bsky.socialAuthor Insight: My Writing System — Why I Stopped Using Notebooks
Many writers swear by notebooks. I tried them too.
But it didn't work for me.
So notebooks went out.
No folders. No notebooks.
So what next?
My bundles of paper...
@paulinerowson.bsky.socialFriday Author Insight: Part 2: My Writing System: Why Folders Never Worked For Me
The problem?
Once something was filed away, my brain thought it was finished.
But a novel needs to stay alive throughout writing and revision.
@paulinerowson.bsky.socialAuthor Insight: My System of Writing – Part 1
Every writer finds their own.
There isn't one right system of writing a novel. Here I talk about why discovering your own way of working is so important — and why another writer's system may not work for you.