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Hi, Morgan,

Well, JR has covered this pretty well. I was going to tell you that first and foremost, you have to have something you want to say. And you have to be able to say it. Story is advisable, but grammar is a must!

You will never be “stumped,” as you describe it, if your story is properly planned. You MUST have the whole thing well-planned before you start to write. Nobody ever wrote anything worthwhile by making it up as he/she goes along. You can’t say anything well unless you know exactly what you’re trying to say. And you can’t know that unless you plan. Then, when you have your climax/conclusion all ready. you spend the whole book writing TOWARDS something.

That’s how it works for me.                                                                      —GK—