tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post2386111656178069598..comments2023-04-16T06:27:18.807-07:00Comments on Angelic Muse: Born-Again PlotterAngelica R. Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post-72202242078383746782012-05-26T09:44:52.183-07:002012-05-26T09:44:52.183-07:00My stories always come out better when I'm bei...My stories always come out better when I'm being a plotter. I mean, the end result may be just as good, but how long it takes me to get there and the amount of revisions is significantly less if I plan it ahead of time. I prefer it that way.<br /><br />Although lately, I've been working on a book as my critique partners get back to me that I didn't plan even a word of ahead of time and it has been fun. But it's a romance novel set in modern day. I can't imagine doing this at all with fantasy or sci-fi which is what I usually write. There's so much world building needed and rules for magic or aliens or whatever, that I need to plan ahead of time or everything gets mixed up.E.B. Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954156488722828443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786399562888821503.post-16679106365894081942012-05-24T16:05:21.045-07:002012-05-24T16:05:21.045-07:00I'm a little of both. For my first novel, I ha...I'm a little of both. For my first novel, I had a fairly detailed outline (not 5k words, but still a good two pages), and it was really nice when I got stuck, and there was always the option to veer from it (which I often did). But the story ended up too plot-driven. That could've been because of my rookie-novelist status, but I decided to change things up. With my thesis, I completely pantsed it and it wandered around way too much. So with this third novel, I did a very loose outline (basically, here are the absolute highlights of the book, similar to what you did with your first one). I'm really digging the way it's working for me so far. Enough to keep me on track (what's the next big event I need to work towards?) but little enough that I remember to have fun with my characterization.Kris Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580456319706723545noreply@blogger.com