You cannot publish an idea or a concept. Translating those emotionally charged thoughts into a book, short story, screenplay or poem is the difference between “I thought of that” and “I wrote that”. I began my latest work in 2001 - I know, it was over a decade ago. I was working loads of hours and as a part of that, reading endless stacks of other peoples scripts. I wrote three screenplays, about a thousand poems, two children’s stories with art work and a few short stories during that decade too. However the novel I began formulating in 2001 kept knocking at the doors of my mind. Every thought I had for it I carefully collected in a three ring binder. Each note scribbled on a napkin, inspiring clips from newspapers and magazines I stored away for the day I would focus my daily writing time on this book and this book alone! ...
Writer JL Cooper