“Once you come up with a premise, you have to work out how it all happened. It's a bit like coming up with a spectacular roof design first. Before you can get it up there, you need to build a solid foundation and supporting structure.” NeedsFirstsBitsHappenedDesignFoundationStructureCome UpWork OutRoofSpectacularPremisesSolid Foundation Author:Linwood Barclay
“Once I have a hook I think has potential - enough to spin out more than a hundred thousand words, then I start turning my attention to characters. Who are these people? Why did this thing happen to them? But the hook always comes first.” PeopleThinkingFirstsEnoughCharacterHappensAttentionThousandHundredThings HappenHook Author:Linwood Barclay
“Some authors, when starting a novel, imagine a place first. Others, a character starts taking shape in their head. I start with a hook, a situation, a 'what if.” IfsFirstsCharacterSituationNovelImagineShapesStartingWhat IfHook Author:Linwood Barclay
