#plotter or pantser

This is the fourth installment of our NaNoWriMo Prep series. (I’ve listed links to the previous posts down below.) We now have an idea of who our characters are. We also know a bit about the world in which our narrative will be set. We know the genre we’re writing in and what the story might be about. Now we’re going to take a closer look at the plot. I am the queen of front-loading too much…

Plotter or Pantser? Declare your allegiance

This is a repost from an old blog but it’s been updatified. I’ll soon be moving this blog to my page at http://timothywlong.com. Swing by to pick up a free book. In the meantime… You – yeah you. Fresh faced writer looking to score your first manuscript like a druggie addicted to word processing. Or you, look at you. Slovenly half-drunk author who’s been around long enough to know how to write…

This is a really interesting article about the difference between outlining a story and spontaneously allowing the story to flow from within.  Most writers identify themselves as one or the other but many fall into both categories of writers.  

I'm a plotter by nature but I will allow creativity to flow in the midst of writing.  If something works better than what I planned, I'll move in that direction.