"People usually say ‘I know I should be able to JUST WRITE’, which is true but it doesn't help them. Regardless of your outlining process, PREWRITING IS NECESSARY. In FICTION, I can sit down and write by the seat of my pants but for the most part, the outline cuts down a lot of the mental chatter. I would take away that term/phrase/advice, ‘Just sit down and write.’ I would take that away, destroy it; never to be seen again. I would replace that with LET’S HAVE A CONVERSATION."

— Tesa Colvin