I'm about to begin a new novel. I have already written some fragments, but I'm about to really get down to it soon. This is my first attempt at a sequel. I use an organic writing approach, similar to what Luke King describes. I'm finding it interesting and different having to start with the considerable inertia of a first novel behind me. It feels a lot more constraining, but there is the benefit of getting things "for free" in terms of characters, character arcs, etc. I've been doing more planning, but I have reached a point where it is feeling like it's time to dive into the deep end...
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