Why No Writer Knows What He’s Doing
The truth is I really have no idea what I'm doing. In fact, no author does.
Angst, Mental Illness, and Creativity by Carolyn Kaufman
Is angst a necessary ingredient for creativity?
Backstory: The Importance of What Isn’t Told
Particularly during this modern trend of beginning stories in medias res (in the middle of things), a deep and full-bodied backstory is every whit as important as the story itself.
