“I prefer not to think before speaking. I like being as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth.” (Anonymous). Sometimes I am surprised by what I write, especially when it doesn’t go in the direction that I planned. I start with an outline, a list of characters, and a theme. I am writing a second book and I’m not very far into it. People ask me what it’s about. I don’t know really. I’ve already strayed from the outline after just four chapters and changed some of the relationships between characters. I am, for all intents and purposes, ad-libbing as I go along. Fortunately, I can take back what I write. But YOU can’t take back what you say! 10/12
