I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.
Piers AnthonyNormally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels.
Piers AnthonyIt would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it.
Piers Anthony