Jane West
Jane West asked Cheryl Kaye Tardif:

Cheryl, do you develop your characters first and plot before you begin to write the main story?

Cheryl Kaye Tardif The main characters and plot tend to come to me at the same time. I usually allow a story to ferment or percolate a while. If it sticks with me, it's a keeper. In most cases, I know the beginning and end of the story before I even start writing.

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