Guest Post by Author Alain Gomez![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vvnWYCmG68xXDXh1QbLPcLZNe2nqT3_X5SxK6-GFMP2FdcRQld4P9JmMBUIQBpxOJe07Oefa6Jo2C8qxz8SNm-_IzI-APW6Qb955v9eIduj0s8HCvD7z3JcZwPVbslx8J1HuPkU_gEn52pVYLcvR0kXDYqNyeL4HOFk3KB4HvougQVMV6NIT9OnA=s0-d)
But things have changed now I am an electronically published author with barely a copy a day flying off the digital shelves. I’ve still stuck to my policy of “just write anything that comes to mind and go back to correct later.” However, I find that I more and more need to go back and jot down a short outline just to help keep the flow of the story on track; especially now that I have been trying to make series.
While the short outlines help me to stay on track, I still don’t like to get too bogged down with them. My personal feeling is that the author should really just let the story take its natural course. I don’t think I’ve ever ended a story the way I originally “planned” it. I’ll be in the middle and suddenly realize that the characters are taking it in a different direction. Which is really the best part about writing!
Thank you Alain!
I totally agree! The story just takes on a life of its own. I don't know how it happens, it just happens. That's how I feel about my stories. I feel like the characters are real people, and they mapped out their own destiny, their own lives--and I had nothing to do with it. And you have to let them go where they want to.
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