Smith, D.W. (2015) Writing into the Dark
Numbers are kindle location
Introduction
24 writing into the dark = writing without an outline. Aka writing by the seat of your pants, pantsing
24 most short stories writers do automatically but freeze when it comes to novels
43 "art is never done purposely"
49 great art comes from creative side of brain
- when we play
55 why write into the dark? Because it imitates reading process
74 "if you have no idea where the book is going, the reader won't either"
80 outline as you go
Chapter 1 - Some background
93 writing into the dark gets bad press
129 no magical process to writing a book. Regular people wrote them.
135 focus on 10 pages a day. 30 days later you have an 80k novel