There are very few articles and books on on how to just type in the first word and head off into the dark writing a novel with no plan, no character sketch, nothing but pure exploration. Smith provides an excellent argument for writing into the dark for fiction...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.29: How Do I Write A Novel?
by MHill | Aug 18, 2013 | Writing and Publishing Resources
This is the best writing advice I've ever read how to write a novel: "So how do you write a novel? Simply do the best you can every day during the writing, finish the book, fix the mistakes a trusted first reader finds, and mail the thing or publish the thing...