tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429192322415915313.post2932704216945135532..comments2022-10-26T04:11:54.975-07:00Comments on Professional Freelance Content: Plotter vs. Pantser: Which Road Did You Choose?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02525554161335481694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429192322415915313.post-25474544485077038992013-05-22T18:59:42.544-07:002013-05-22T18:59:42.544-07:00Thank you Stuart. Now that you have done it both w...Thank you Stuart. Now that you have done it both ways (sorry for the pun) do you favor one style over another or have you developed your own method that combines the two schools of thought?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525554161335481694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429192322415915313.post-66068088304478559482013-05-22T09:45:52.056-07:002013-05-22T09:45:52.056-07:00My first novel (a Red Dawn style war fantasy that ...My first novel (a Red Dawn style war fantasy that preceded Red Dawn by 15 years) was a pure pantser that suffered from wordiness, prolix, and gongorism. I never submitted it for publication. Instead, I burned it. It was for the best.<br /><br />My second novel, Murder In Babylon was tightly plotted, and I suffered from writers block through the entire 2 year process. I was very happy when it was over and someone said he wanted it.<br /><br />My third novel, The Good Scouts, The Treasure of the Copper Scroll, was mostly plotted, but I wedged some pantsing into it. I had no writers block, but the process was still painful. A quarter of the way through the project I felt so annoyed that I broke my laptop. Fortunately, I had the text on a memory stick.<br /><br />The fourth novel, A SELF MADE MAN, Bootleggers on Ice, was an excercise in pure pantsing. It was the most fun to write, and I never had writer's block. However, I put in illustrations and that caused a series of maddening problems. However, I learned and the next time won't be so bad (he says with a whispered prayer)Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423282561975651554noreply@blogger.com