tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post1177030638160656390..comments2024-03-07T19:11:21.715-06:00Comments on Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Speculative Fiction Author: From a Pantser to a Plotter?Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-62382007590781219252010-10-14T17:28:16.028-05:002010-10-14T17:28:16.028-05:00I'm a bit of both. I usually have a plot laid ...I'm a bit of both. I usually have a plot laid out, but I don't always follow it through . . . :PGolden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-90264097434347725212010-10-14T13:44:41.217-05:002010-10-14T13:44:41.217-05:00I make some initial notes and then take off. It...I make some initial notes and then take off. It's not unusual for me to ditch most of my notes mid-stream. <br /><br />Also, pantser sounds like you pull the pants off of everyone you meet. Mad Pantser! <br /><br />Are we nano friends? I can never remember. If we're not, my username is zendra.Barbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-91959177386680180892010-10-14T10:33:08.633-05:002010-10-14T10:33:08.633-05:00I'm both, sort of. I have to have some world-b...I'm both, sort of. I have to have some world-building, character sketching, and basic plot outlining before I start. But then, I just write and write and end up completely off my outline, my characters change from their sketches, and my world become much more fascinating and deep. I always end up changing the beginning brainstorming, but without it, I can't get started.<br /><br />Good luck with NaNo!Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-48081202199615474462010-10-14T06:29:19.932-05:002010-10-14T06:29:19.932-05:00I'm a pantser, although I suspect that I might...I'm a pantser, although I suspect that I might plot out all of my books in some very dark and obscure part in the back of my mind. How else do I know what happens at the ends?Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-12753113265334976662010-10-14T00:13:29.409-05:002010-10-14T00:13:29.409-05:00When I get to the point where it's necessary, ...When I get to the point where it's necessary, THEN I plot and plan. Not before.<br />Though - I'm not building worlds and making up new races of people...Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630744737142051232noreply@blogger.com