James Hannley asked ANDREA KRESS:

When you start a novel, do you have the whole plot in your head or does it develop as you write?

ANDREA KRESS Thanks for your question. I have the major plot points set up and the people are well fleshed out in terms of what they want, what is in the way, and how they plan to get to their goal(s). But once the action starts, and it does unfurl like a movie in my head, each character acts in their own idiosyncratic way making for some plot conundrums that need to be sorted out. I guess I let my characters surprise me a bit in what they will do next in the context of the plot. It makes it interesting for me as an author.

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