plot vs. character

I’ve noticed that my short stories tend to be very character-centered, but with my novel it’s all about the plot, that marvelous and surprising unfolding of events.
Of course I want both of these to be fully developed – it’s only that my focus seems to shift according to the length of the work. I wonder if [...]

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different ways of writing a novel

I began writing Beamstar without having a plot or an end in mind, and with the world-building only partially complete. I just thought the story would work itself out in the writing. In fact, it did. So now I know that I can trust the creative process. That’s a good thing to know.
Here’s what I [...]

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