Patricia C. Wrede says she spent years trying to write and sell short stories, because that was supposed to be The Way. Didn't sell any. Wrote and sold her first novel, went on from there.
I advise anyone looking for writing advice to read the Mystery Writers of America handbook. Different writers say different things. For example, in every edition I've seen, some writers talk about their meticulous outlines. Others say that they can't continue on if they know what's going to happen later.
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Date: 2010-09-09 12:35 am (UTC)I advise anyone looking for writing advice to read the Mystery Writers of America handbook. Different writers say different things. For example, in every edition I've seen, some writers talk about their meticulous outlines. Others say that they can't continue on if they know what's going to happen later.