1. How Non-Linear Writing Is Like many people who have learned about the writing process in school, I thought it was fairly linear - you come up with an idea, write a first draft, check the spelling and grammar, change a few ideas, and there you go - you have a book! This is totally incorrect for most writers! The process looks a lot more like the image here. 2. Length of Time it Takes for Ideas to Formulate I am currently two and a half years into writing my first book, a YA

One of the hardest things about writing is sticking to it, knowing all the while that it's going to change drastically.