episode 22: Writing Excuses 8.22: Pre-writing with E.J. Patten
E.J. "Eric" Patten joins us for a discussion of pre-writing. His first book, Return to Exile, came out in 2011, and The Legend Thief released in March of 2013.
What is pre-writing? Eric walks us through his process for developing a story, beginning with the high-concept world-building inspired by the phrase "Cthulhu for kids." He talks about the importance of getting the characters right, and how this process precedes plot development. Each of us handles this a little differently, and we talk about how that goes.
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