I have great pleasure  in welcoming the talented Monika Pardon to the page, author of Golden. She's kindly sharing with us a blog post with the inner workings of her crafting process. Enjoy! My Process!  I write for myself. I love stories and since my imagination always runs wild, I have a lot to write about. When I get a story into my head, I sit down and outline. I sometimes write character notes. I write down the most important scenes on Post-Its and stick them in my notebook so that if something needs to be changed it’s an easy fix. Then I sit down and go for it. Sometimes I get a little shy and worried that I might be going too far. These are the times when I get stuck, but recently I was told that just going for it is the best way. Besides things change during the editing process. Let me break everything down a little more for you. Okay, when I get a story idea, I write as much down as possible. Then I sit down with all these elements and piece the...