And Now Kind Sir, Where We Go From Here?

It's time to delve deeper into the the craft of fiction writing. I want to be able to stop improvising (passive), and taking the driver's seat of writing (active). There are some things I need to have to feel better about writing in any genre, and any medium. First things first. Improv writing is ok for a draft , but not the final product. Second, I need to know why I am writing this story, and what I want to say with it. More control in technique and content must be at the forefront. Needless to say there is a lot of work to do, but I'm not mad about that. It's who I am, and what I do.