Writers Coffee Club: June 7th

7. What do you do first when you start a new writing project?

I pour everything down on paper, as much as possible, without worrying about coherence, point of view, syntax. Just write and write, getting past the "internal editor", until I have a good solid chunk of material down. Once I'm done, I let it sit for a bit then treat it as a rough outline.

I used to hate revising but it's now my best friend. From that initial Big Bang, many galaxies are born and then die.

This method was very much inspired by Wendy Erskine’s interview with Hattie Crisell for the “In Writing” podcast.