tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post2809159785144193365..comments2023-10-31T10:12:37.109-06:00Comments on Working My Muse: I Know Why I'm A PantsterErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-50685930555975088512011-08-06T10:26:58.545-06:002011-08-06T10:26:58.545-06:00I have tried planning and it just doesn't work...I have tried planning and it just doesn't work for me! I get the character, then they find friends/enemies and the plot follows.<br /><br />So long as I get to The End, I really don't mind.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://glynissmy.com/" rel="nofollow"> Glynis Smy (writer) </a>Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-24061616729891947272011-08-04T15:37:05.792-06:002011-08-04T15:37:05.792-06:00Tere - That sounds like an interesting way to do t...Tere - That sounds like an interesting way to do things. I don't know if it'd work for me, but it's worth exploring. Thanks :)<br /><br />Alex - Heh heh, and that's one of the aspects that makes being a part of the writing community so much fun - seeing how each of us get to the same finish line.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-89664811531794232572011-08-04T12:12:44.694-06:002011-08-04T12:12:44.694-06:00I have to use an outline and plan the major points...I have to use an outline and plan the major points out in advance. If I don't, I get lost or I forget where I'm going. What bores you keeps me from growing frustrated. Or wandering off in a daze!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-42433221975116264462011-08-04T09:46:52.961-06:002011-08-04T09:46:52.961-06:00I often pants my way from plotted scene to plotted...I often pants my way from plotted scene to plotted scene, and sometimes I changes my plans based on what I just "pantsed". <br /><br />So I like to discover new things about my characters that I hadn't anticipated, but if I don't write out a proposed story-line, it's too easy for me to veer off tack. I need an outline to keep the action moving forward. <br /><br />But some Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-41230668347881237412011-08-04T06:26:25.618-06:002011-08-04T06:26:25.618-06:00I understand what you're saying. I guess for ...I understand what you're saying. I guess for me personally, the idea of plotting just puts my mind in a constrictive box of my own making. If I just let loose though, I feel more creative; whether I really am or not is probably subject to interpretation.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-55900773370079160732011-08-04T04:41:49.938-06:002011-08-04T04:41:49.938-06:00You're approach is perfectly fine, but the way...You're approach is perfectly fine, but the way yu categorise plotters isn't very acvcurate. Characters can surprise and inform you just as much if you've outlined the story. That sort of rigid, completely planned out story isn't something many people work with, and even those who do, how do you think they come up with their outline? (they have to pants it).<br /><br />The point ismooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com