Plotting vs Pantsing
This is an episode of Matt Gemmell's Trouble With Writing, a podcast with focused, hard-won techniques for solving all the problems you might encounter when planning, writing, and editing novels. Brief and to-the-point, with episodes you can listen to in any order.
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Plotting vs Pantsing
A full plan, or no plan at all, can each be appropriate for different authors or works.
You can also download the episode audio file here.
Episode Notes
Some writers prefer to fully plan a novel before starting, and some prefer to just begin writing and see what happens. In this episode, I talk about my own approach, and why it can be best to pay attention to the needs of the book, and also your own personality.
I also mention my free weekly mini-stories as an example of a type of writing where I don’t plan ahead.
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