Sorry I've been MIA, been going through a lot of things lately.
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I usually get on writing kicks, where I'll write three chapters a day or something like that. Then I get on kicks like I am now where I haven't written anything in over four weeks LOL
I decided on Nick's 30th birthday because I felt, personally, that was a big one, one that kind of made you look at yourself. At least that's what I did on my 30th a few months after Nick lol
Sometimes I have a timeline set out or an outline. For this one though, I didn't. I didn't know the ending until I wrote it. For some of my other stories, like The story of us, I used a timeline because there was a lot of skipping around in time.
Anne Hathaway, yep, I love her. LOL She's my girl crush. I tend to do that a lot. I have this weird thing that I need someone to picture as I write and I'm weird, I have to have a title for the story before I start writing. I think picking out a female lead kind of helps you with the story and helps the reader picture someone in that part.
Again, sorry I've been MIA.