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RE: Writing Tip #24: What Are Plotters and Pantsers?

I am a pantser on short stories, sort of a plotter on longer ones, BUT, even within the plot, there's room for putting on some pants -- I generally control that to finish things, but this is also why I tend to write series of things and am a long-form writer consistently ... plots get extended and side elements get their own plots!

I also can HIGHLY recommend @freewritehouse, @mariannewest, and all the great members of the Freewriters Community -- they will nourish your inner pantser AND leave you room to develop the plotter as well: the weekend freewrite can be chosen from all the prompts of the previous week, so if you want to "plot" a weekend freewrite, you can!

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Great perspective, @deeandmathews! Thank you for sharing some insights from the world of the published author. Taking different approaches depending upon the length of the work makes perfect sense.

You and I will get our interview piece done soon. 😄