Tony Fecteau
Tony Fecteau asked L.E. Modesitt Jr.:

I love your books and blog! I love the character development and how they tirelessly bring about good change. How do you keep it all straight when writing a book? Do you create an outline/timeline, and go from there?

L.E. Modesitt Jr. As I've noted elsewhere, I outline the background of the world, the geography, the culture, society, governments, and the magic system before I really get into writing the book. Some of it I can keep straight in my head, but when I can't the computer search function comes in very handy!

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