I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book.
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If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody.Mercedes Lackey
Evil working in subtler fashion marriages that proved to be no more then legalized slavery, and the careful manipulation of a bright and sensitive mind until its owner truly believed with all her heart in her own worthlessness. Betrayal, not once, but many times over.
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I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.
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