For many writers, the biggest challenge is figuring out how to take that earliest glimmer of inspiration and shape it into a full-length novel. How do you even begin? Offering valuable insight, Inspector Lynley creator Elizabeth George draws from her notes, character analyses, and rough drafts for her novel Careless in Red. Discussing prep-work like researching location and imagining plot, George also delves into writing, revising, editing, and problem solving when in the midst of a novel.