Whatever you decide, consider these last steps the final layers of your snowflake. If you have a cool new idea while writing, explore it! Or, in other words, feel free to diverge from your snowflake outline. If you see a tropical island, sail for it. Of course, a map is just a guide on your expedition. Your snowflake work should serve as a map for your novel. Why? In the words of Randy Ingermanson, “If the story is broken, you know it now, rather than after investing 500 hours in a rambling first draft.” The Endįinally, novel writing commences! Use all that you’ve developed in the first two steps to guide you throughout your process. However, it might be worth spending extra time upfront rather than diving right in, much as we might want to. This might seem like a lot of work before the actual novel writing begins. It starts with a paragraph synopsis, then a detailed breakdown of the main characters, then a four-page overview of your novel, then a formal book proposal. The middle steps of the snowflake method require the author to expand upon that first sentence. Start basic, then add details when needed. That’s because Ingermanson recommends not using one. Notice how our feline protagonist doesn’t have a name. Here’s an example: “A cat climbs on top of a fridge and must figure out how to get down.” Therefore, according to the snowflake writing method, the writer should begin with a one-sentence summary of the story. Here’s a brief overview of the three phases Ingermanson describes: The Beginning
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