tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post5955974660676321450..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Plotter or Pantser?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-13261947958645208002011-03-15T09:50:28.000-04:002011-03-15T09:50:28.000-04:00Hope you're better now.
I do a little bit o...Hope you're better now. <br /><br />I do a little bit of both when it comes to plotting or being a pantser. <br /><br />The woman obviously didn't know what she was talking about. We know all some know-it-alls. Smile.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-47132543281455534632011-03-14T19:26:21.203-04:002011-03-14T19:26:21.203-04:00I love how everyone has their own style...that'...I love how everyone has their own style...that's what makes us writers. :)<br />Thanks ladies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244564493291133822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-59074499813581726022011-03-14T15:18:37.253-04:002011-03-14T15:18:37.253-04:00I'm definitely a plotter. My outlines are ofte...I'm definitely a plotter. My outlines are often as long as my books. Works for me. By the time I'm done with my outline, I really breeze through the first draft of the novel :)Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-92072706153181973322011-03-14T11:41:54.317-04:002011-03-14T11:41:54.317-04:00I've discovered I do a combination of both. I...I've discovered I do a combination of both. I've started several books with absolutely no clue what was about to happen, and after my characters 'meet', they quit speaking to me. I've also got one book which came to me with beginning, middle, and end fully formed...and stalled out in Ch 3. But I've successfully written books with a vague idea of the plot, and could not stop writing once I started. <br /><br />I've discovered if I don't have a clear idea of who my characters are, and what their basic 'plot' is, beyond meeting, falling in love, etc, I'll stall out in the first chapter. But half the fun is seeing them throw up obstacles which I DIDN'T plan.<br /><br />And I'm in total agreement about that woman's comment: Totally ludicrous.Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-41699538346053824762011-03-14T11:31:57.543-04:002011-03-14T11:31:57.543-04:00Pantser here. I like order in my everyday life but...Pantser here. I like order in my everyday life but I haven't been able to apply much order to my writing. I know how my characters will meet and know their biggest goals and that's about it. Characters and where I set the book are tour guides to my plots. Doing it any other way feels like I'm forcing and coercing the story to follow a route it isn't supposed to be taking.<br /><br />PollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-50929911637608667252011-03-14T10:14:00.634-04:002011-03-14T10:14:00.634-04:00The woman infuriated me with her comment about it ...The woman infuriated me with her comment about it being a hobby for pantsers. I agree whatever works for the person writing. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244564493291133822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-26512331304098577162011-03-14T10:06:30.023-04:002011-03-14T10:06:30.023-04:00That comment about only "plotters" being...That comment about only "plotters" being professional was so provoking! It's a great example of how trapped some people are in their own stuff. <br />I plot a rough beginning, middle and an end, but I constantly swerve away from the original plan. I have to-the characters want me to and I work for them! lol<br />XXOO Kat<br />PS I hope you feel better soon.Katalina Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792533045672712045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-22105741680159839372011-03-14T08:58:50.308-04:002011-03-14T08:58:50.308-04:00Each person's muse works differntly. The way ...Each person's muse works differntly. The way in which an author works doesn't seem nearly as important to me compared to what kind of end product they can produce. Whatever gets your creative juices flowing, I say run with it. Pants away!Linda Kagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259042112816376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-80811163737870845202011-03-14T07:58:37.215-04:002011-03-14T07:58:37.215-04:00Hope you are feeling better soon. I am a total pan...Hope you are feeling better soon. I am a total pantser. If I try and plot it out, somehow I lose interest in the story. Weird but true!Marie Rose Dufourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919200697291374700noreply@blogger.com