Nathan is thirteen, Ian is ten, and Garrett was born August 15. I'm basically a single mother. On the up side, my older kids are big enough to be of actual use. I'm feeling quite clever that I grew my own babysitter this time. Describe how you format your books.
Research comes next, which typically takes around a month.
Then I just plunge in and start writing. Connie Brockway, to make certain everything makes sense. Eventually she'll read and critique most of the book, too, though it takes me a while to work up my courage for that part. My pregnancy only made things worse. It's hard to write when you keep falling asleep over the keyboard.