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Process over tools

David Gane
David Gane

In his most recent blog post, CJ Chilvers asks:

Why are the solutions to creative problems so often presented as a list of expensive tools, rather than a process?

We get lost in the tools, the apps, and the books when what we need to focus on is our processes.

After our current series, Angie and I plan on starting fresh. New characters, new settings, new problems. We don’t know much else.

So why am I excited? Because changing out the process which makes our books something new and exciting. I can hardly wait.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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