Friday, October 18, 2013

Plotters and Pantsers

I found this article on PUB CRAWL by Susan Dennard helpful. She says that most of us writers outline our novels to some extent. 100% pantsing or 100% plotting ultimately kills our WIP and causes us to abandon it.

http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2013/10/18/how-i-plan-a-book-of-plotters-and-pantsers/

As I am plotting my new work, I realize that I do short-term outlines with an ending in mind.
What is your style?

Some more traditional forms of outlining:
  • Writing scene summaries on notecards
  • Making a bullet-point list of scenes
  • Writing a synopsis
Some non-traditional forms of outlining:
  • Writing any ideas on post-its, in notebooks, on scrap paper, in your phone, whatever
  • Making playlists that correspond to your story
  • Daydreaming scenes and snippets
  • Writing a terrible first draft of pure drivel and then rewriting based on what you discovered
  • Talking out ideas with a friend/CP
  • ANYTHING that involves thinking ahead in your story

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