It’s at this point where I typically conclude that the story is complete (but not publishable) and shelve it. This doesn’t really happen, but I just push ahead anyways, doing what I can to spot-weld a story together, I tell myself, so maybe at some later point my brain will come up with solutions for all those gaping holes. On those rare occasions when I’ve completed an outline that I’m happy with, I next write out the story, praying the plot holes will smooth over and, in doing so, brilliantly accommodate my overarching themes, intertwined storylines, and characters with complete, sensible arcs. When I have mornings free, I usually sit down with a coffee and some yogurt in front of my tablet PC and brainstorm ideas in an outline, or write out some stream of consciousness to get a story started by developing a character or scene.
I have grand ideas for stories of science fiction, horror, fantasy, and non-fiction topics. Now I’d love to be the person who just sits down and writes for four to six hours per day. The first book I ever read on the topic of how to write told me, hey, it’s pretty simple, all you have to do is clock four to six hours of writing per day, just write, put in the time, and you can become a writer.
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