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Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Blank page, a mind overflowing gushing with where to begin, page one, hmmm, word one, oh God!
Visualize not what your editor can do for you, but what you can do for your reader.
Imagine yourself sitting peacefully by a campfire, surrounded by eager ears. Tell your tale...
Tell your tale. Summon the winds of imagination.
Beyond that, have fun by letting your characters walk you through their lives. They will, and patently if you hear them, get to know tham. They are real, people in the shadows that have the power to affect even legislstion. It is true.
Point Zero One for me is significant after having been in the retail food business for many years. Listen to the characters, their dialogue. They will teach you much.
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