Wow. This is deep and really insightful for an internal character arc. "you're no longer at home, you're no longer safe where your lie made sense. You're now in a new world where your lie is being challenged, every single day" Thank you!
i call myself a plantser too! I need some sort of structure, but if it's too much then I'll get bogged down by trying to make the story fit something maybe it isn't supposed to, so I've learned to leave myself some wiggle room.
Sofiya Pasternack yeah I have a way of planning and it works for me, without getting too bogged down, and then do pantsing more when I draft, but I do outline when revising because the story is told them and it’s all about knocking it into shape!
That's kind of how I felt! If I tried pantsing, I didn't get anything done. If I tried plotting, I'd get too tangled up in the outlining and wander away. So that led me to... PLANTSING! It's kinda like the open world video games, like Breath of the Wild. There are quests you have to do that take you through the storyline, but you also have all this room to roam and wander if you want. The quests are like the plot points: they give you a destination on the horizon to make your way toward. But in the meantime, if you want to go pick a flower or catch a horse or throw rocks at bokoblins, you can totally do all of that, too.
i used to be Dan Wells planner but I can't do it because it lacks character development in the story. I found someone else who has changed my view of stories. Abbie Emmons three act outline which is a lot better than Dan Wells.
Its the scenes in between that make all the difference....plot contrivances are born when people write lame scenes for the sole purpose of getting from point to point....
That's a fair point! I do think being able to meander between plot points is important though, even if there are some contrivances in early drafts. That's the process of writing! You can always come back later and un-contrivance things. 😊
I'm sorry i can't watch the entire video cause of her teeth and voice i'm just not listening anything i'm completely 🙈😍 Everything about this woman is just 🎉🎉🎉 I'm gonna go for the Dan Wells video then 😅😅😅
