I’m about halfway into writing my first novel. Though I have plenty of writing experience, this is my first real attempt at fiction. I’ve been surprised at the difficulty! Some of my skills transfer over; I still know the basic structure of the English language and I put commas in the right places more often than not, for example. But many other things are much different.
The hardest change I’ve had to make is the order I present information. In a nonfiction book, I try to present everything in a logical order with as much clarity as possible. Each step should lead to the next step in a way that is comfortable and non-intimidating to the reader.
