This is a trick question, of course, because both character and plot are crucial for a successful novel. Sometimes people get the wrong idea that a…
I have a bachelor’s degree in writing. Naturally, my professors taught me a lot of really useful things – like what a semicolon is, what it…
Do you ever wish you could go back to when you started writing and get it right from the start? I sure do! Of all the…
Pantser though I may be, I’ve learned the hard way not to wander blindly into a first draft. My first novel didn’t take long to draft,…
In writing lingo, authors are loosely classified into two camps – plotters and pantsers. Plotters tend to work from an outline, or they’ve at least planned…
Spend a little time following writers on social media and you’ll come across the phrase “plotter vs. pantser.” Many treat it like a binary choice, as…
Are you a plotter or a pantser? Do you draw up detailed chapter notes before ever starting a first draft? Maybe you find it’s easier to…
Every writer falls into one of two categories: Pantsers or Plotters. You can be a little of both, but you’re always on one side of the…