Writing Update
Posted in Romance on February 23rd, 2007 by Cynthia Eden
Among writers, there is often great discussion regarding the issue of plotting a book out in advance versus writing, well, kinda by the seat of your pants. I follow both methods, depending on the story. Sometimes, I’m a plotter and sometimes I’m a panster.
My current WIP (tentatively titled Call of the Blood) is flowing really well for me, and in this tale, I’m being a complete panster. I haven’t written down my outline, I’m just going where the characters and scenes take me. I’m on page 287 of this story, with plans to hit page 300 by Sunday night. (Hey, maybe I’ll get lucky and make that page goal by tomorrow night!) As I’ve been writing, I’ve been telling myself that if the pages stop flowing, then I’ll sit down and completely plot the rest of the book.
I’m curious…since I follow both plotting methods, does that make me part of a writing minority? Or do other writers out there follow this dual method, too?
In other news…I’ve just gotten the galley for Caged Wolf and I need to check over it and get it back to my publisher. It’s been a while since I’ve worked on that particular story, so I’m looking forward to getting to know my wolves once again. 🙂