Starting a piece of writing is easy, isn’t it? We just start at the beginning. That sounds so simple, until we sit down to write the first draft. For instance, we start off saying, “This idea or event would make a great story/novel.” But we still have to untangle WHY that event or story was worthy of all the words we will set down, to ourselves and to the reader. That is often the place we want to start, but … Read More »