... a frightening experience. Characters often become more real than you might wish them, developing distinct personalities. Pantsers very often find themselves in conflict with their own character who have ceased to cooperate with the writer, ... in October. Whilst I've heard some grumbling between groups of plotters and pantsers accusing each other of not being "real" writers, I find ...

... 39;t know what they are going to write until their characters tell them and they can be surprised what happens as much as the reader. Plotters--well--they plot out their scenes diligently. I can't say any type ... stories. I like that but a lot of pantsers will write themselves into a corner that they can't get out of and have to rewrite the beginnings to fix that. Plotters are predictable ...

... locked on its destination. Different styles and different results. There are authors who use storyboards or plotting software, and there are authors who plan as they go. “Plotters” and “Pantsers” are the usual terms in writing circles. I’m fascinated by the storyboards, though, and intend to play with finding a ...

... a dirty draft and edit later. Some take years to write a whole manuscript. Some never finish their manuscripts. Some work on several stories at once. Some can't even begin without a title. Some are pantsers. Some are plotters. In ten years of serious writing, I think I've fitted in all these categories. There seems ...