![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I wish I had a more straightforward process, but I’ve had to accept that this is just how I write.ĭid you have to overcome any fears that first time you sat down to write? I tend to start a bunch of projects that I scrap before I get to one I really like. After I finish the draft, the self-editing and official editing process usually takes about a year.ĭo you work on one project at a time, or are you a multi-tasker? I usually don’t start a first draft, though, until I’ve already gone through a string of failed ideas. ![]() So, anywhere from 10 days to a month on average Skeleton Tree took two weeks. If we’re talking first drafts, then I have to write those fast, before the idea gets stale. How long does it typically take you to write a novel, start to finish? Now that I have to turn in proposals before getting started on a longer project, I’m learning to love the art of outlining, but at heart I think I prefer discovery writing. Worlds where bad things happen, but also worlds where magic lives and people always find the courage to overcome.Ĭurrently, I’d say I’m a Planner with the soul of a Pantser. Kimberly believes that fiction is more true than true, and so she write worlds she wants to live in. Today's guest or the SAT (Successful Author Talk) is Kimberly Ventrella, author of THE SKELETON TREE. ![]()
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