Plot is Born From Characters (Book Club 5, Bird by Bird)
Plot is a sore point for me. It's where pantsers and plotters part ways. I have never been able to plot. The times when I've plotted out a story before starting to write, it's felt stilted and uncomfortable and forced. Like doing a homework ass…
It's where pantsers and plotters part ways. I have never been able to plot. The times when I've plotted out a story before starting to write, it's felt stilted and uncomfortable and forced. Like doing a homework assignment. Check that rubric – are you hitting all the right notes?
Once I've regurgitated what I'd planned, I feel let down. Like I was waiting for this great thing, and it disappointed. The idea seemed so much better in outline form.
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