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Tip: To me, planning is everything. You can’t say anything properly unless you kow EXACTLY what you’re trying to say. And you can’t know that unless you plan it first. I plan my book completely before I put a single word down on paper. Yes, you can make changes, even add events and characters. But your story has to be there before you start. Nobody ever wrote anything worthwhile without first planning it out.
When you start to write, make sure you’re writing towards your planned ending.That’s what works for me. My plan is set, I know what the end of the book is going to be, and my writing is always moving towards that ending.
There — that’s TWO tips! —GK—