Outline or Pants it?
Quick Tips: Do I Need an Outline? (via http://writedivas.com)
Do I Need an Outline? If you’d asked me this question a few years ago, I would have said yes, you need one. Then I wrote a story as an exercise, I didn’t think about an outline until I was about halfway through, and the only reason I created an…
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This is how I write. I have NEVER been able to follow an outline. As a result, sometimes the characters of my story have run away with the plot, and stolen the spotlight unexpectedly, but even in those times I have enjoyed seeing where they took the story. I never outlined my papers in high school or college ahead of time. In all honesty, I SUCK at outlining.
I’m with you there! The thought of an outline makes me sweat, and when I think I know where things are going, the characters tend to take over. I try to have some idea where I’m ultimately headed, but how I get there is usually as much of a surprise to me as anyone! I kind of enjoy it that way. 🙂