In ππ ππππ‘πππ, Stephen King claims βoutlines are the last resource of bad fiction writers.β King suggests they limit inspiration and the joy of creativity. Jack Kerouac likely agreed, writing novels such as ππ π‘βπ π πππ in a stream-of-conscious style on a long roll of paper.
I have almost as much trouble naming the characters in my novels as I did naming my children. But writing Southern novels makes it a little easier since there are so many colorful names from which to choose. And colorful name equals memorable. Itβs a pretty safe bet if someone has a unique name, theyβre going to be . . . well, a character.
