The first thing I try to do is listen to my characters. They’re the ones who are in charge. I know it sounds sort of schizo, but the best writers I know are willing to act like secretaries, simply scribbling down what our characters tell us to.
Damascus author Joshua Mohr, who we’ve drafted to teach an online class about plotlines at LitReactor. Sign up here. (Do it by Feb. 13, get $25 off with coupon code EARLYBIRD).