I knew that if I wrote about Oaxaca, I wanted to include feather weaving, but how to do that so it would be compelling? From the deeply committed point of view of the artist talking about her art.
I was still itching to write about textile conservation. I’m interested, too, in how people can become friends around the work they do.
Once I have characters, a setting and details for a story, I plan a loose narrative. So loose that I don’t yet know how I’ll proceed, only where I want to end. I usually have an idea of the ending I’m writing toward. The wording will change but not the final scene.