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What is your writing process like?
John L. Clemmer I found that my clearest thinking was early in the morning while having my coffee. The initial story line came out via a series of conversations betwe…m´Ç°ù±ðI found that my clearest thinking was early in the morning while having my coffee. The initial story line came out via a series of conversations between characters. I didn't have the entire plot worked out at the beginning, I let the conversations suggest the next plot development. At least at first!

When a new character role came up as a participant in the conversations, I'd take some time to imagine what that person was like--what their motivations were, their attitude toward the other characters, a bit of their life story that made them the way they were.

From there, I'd find a "direction" came to mind for that sub-plot and how it guided the overarching story line. So, I'd stop, and think about what that meant for the tale. The next step I'd take notes and ask myself questions--and based on my reaction to the questions I would shape how the story went. So the first series of those had tons of possible outcomes, which narrowed as I answered more and more of my own questions based on how I liked or disliked what those choices meant for the work as a whole.

Next came the refinements to make the conversations and narrative descriptions match my decisions, and that guided the next plot development, and so on.

The key take-away for my process is that I didn't know the middle or the ending from the very beginning!
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What books are on your summer reading list this year?
John L. Clemmer I've got some non-fiction on my list, that I've been saving till I completed writing The Power of the Dhin. In the evenings before bed I'm reading a b…m´Ç°ù±ðI've got some non-fiction on my list, that I've been saving till I completed writing The Power of the Dhin. In the evenings before bed I'm reading a bit of Evan Currie and Neal Asher. (Big surprise there, no?)(less)
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The Way of the Dhin
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