How could she have believed such an artificial life as the theatre was suitable?
I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom
Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims
A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.
Because we build the worlds we wouldn't mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and makes us want to live there.
I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel