Comments on: Plotter vs. Pantser-Which is Better?

By: Shining Aurora

Shining Aurora — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:47:11 +0000

I'm a plotter since i was 11, for me is natural to work planning everything and i can't write as a pantser.
Anyway somethimes i try to write like a pantster for get out from my comfort zone. But my work as plotter have a better quality.

I don't think plain everything remove life from story. I think this depends from the words the author use.
When i have my story planned and i can start to write, i see clear images in my head and i write what i imagine, following the guide. If a story is wellwritten, i think no one can tell if the autor is a pantster or a plotter.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:48:03 +0000

Hi Aravis,
I don’t envy you being a pantser and having to write for school. The education system seems designed to reward only the plotters who can outline easily. It’s a good thing there aren’t any standard rules around writing novels.

By: Aravis

Aravis — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:51:15 +0000

I kind of do it seat-of-my-pants, because the few times I’ve tried an outline, not only did I ignore it, but my story took a completely different turn. I’ve never been good at those things anyway. I can barely break down my writing into chapters. Of course, that makes writing for school one of the hardest things on earth….

By: Angelica

Angelica — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:08:25 +0000

I’m on my last polishing on a novel that I started writing “the pantser way”. Along the way I found out that I liked the way my story carved out its own way, so to speak. But when I finished I realised that my story has some major holes in the plot. I could fix most of them so it was okay, but not good enough. I’m going to try doing the other way on my next novel.