duelsharks
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What do you guys think of/about writers who do better jumping into a story and going with the flow? I see a lot of suggestions to plot and outline etc, after lurking around, but there are writers who don't do that/it doesn't work that way for them ( hi it's me ). Would you have any particular tips for writer who don't plan ahead ( please don't advise planning ahead- the whole point of being a pantser type writer is... not planning ahead, my brain just doesn't work that way ).
I have some, but I'd like to see input from other people because damn, everyone's just saying to outline/plot/plan ahead of time T^T
my "tips":
- write stuff down as you go along ( characters, random plot points you're thinking of )
- stop trying to outline if you hate doing it + doesn't work out for you
- write a hefty chunk of the story and go back and break them up into chapters later- you might find it easier to keep ideas going if everything you've written thus far is in the page.
- extra, something that works with my neuroatypical brain: set a tone for the story with page colors + images if you use a word processor like word or google docs.
I have some, but I'd like to see input from other people because damn, everyone's just saying to outline/plot/plan ahead of time T^T
my "tips":
- write stuff down as you go along ( characters, random plot points you're thinking of )
- stop trying to outline if you hate doing it + doesn't work out for you
- write a hefty chunk of the story and go back and break them up into chapters later- you might find it easier to keep ideas going if everything you've written thus far is in the page.
- extra, something that works with my neuroatypical brain: set a tone for the story with page colors + images if you use a word processor like word or google docs.