I chose fiction for my first book because I wanted to tell a certain story. To make it even easier, I wrote a story around what I know… the fire department. I didn’t want to write a story about firefighting, I just wanted to use that environment to convey the real story.

Unless you already have a clear beginning, middle, and end to your fiction, try developing your characters. Good character development is very important. This way you can let them lead you.

In my book, Look In The Mirror, Gus Bennett has certain character traits. I would create situations in the story then think to myself, what would Gus do here. I would then write it that way. I followed my own characters and that helped develop the story and move it forward.