I’ve been wasting loads of time trying the write “organically” and not planning my story. I finally sat down and started mapping each character’s arc and underlined where their parts were the most interesting. Now I’ve got several scenes to add and lots of junk to cut, junk that was sending me down the wrong path and has been frustrating me for the last few months. And just in time for summer! This book will be done by August, when I will start a fresh project to complete during the school year.

Planning equals productivity.