Q: What comes first for you, the plot or the characters? Frank:The Looking Glass Wars came first as story and plot -- the characters were revealed through the story and grew as the plot progressed.
* Disclaimer: Though Derek and I have college degrees, neither of us majored in English or Creative Writing. We are not professors, nor are we instructors at any level. This online series on how to get published is based solely on our experiences, peppered with the stories we have heard and advice we received from other authors, agents, editors, and people in the publishing industry. If you were to ask 100 authors what path you should take to get published, you would likely get 100 different tales. So remember that as you read this, and make sure you blaze a trail that best suits your story.
