Jordan’s mechanics are fundamental enough. He begins by supplying a foundation, layer by layer, erecting a general outline that is the story’s scaffolding. Between the layers are inserted the roughs of characters and events that lend motive force to the tale.
His outline, which can run from 20 to 40 pages, rarely is adhered to in minute detail. It’s still a formative sketch—lines of charcoal on a white surface.
“My goal is to write a minimum of six hours a day. If I haven’t begun writing by 11 a.m., I feel incredibly lazy. You see, writing is the mainline of my life, which may or may not be the best thing. I go back and forth on how I feel about this. I can get manic-depressive about my work. When that happens, I think I’m a lousy judge of my writing.”
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