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Writing: Are you a ‘plotter’ or a ‘pantser’?

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by Eva.A in Writing

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Yes, you heard me right! (Or rather, read.)

If you fancy yourself as a writer, then you have to choose a camp (though there may be one or two of you who sit on the fence on this one). You are either a plotter, or, you are either a pantser.

First of all, let me explain the two terms:

Plotter = someone who plots out their entire story before they sit down and write.

Pantser = someone who rights off the seat of their pants, no planning, no plotting, you just sit down and you write, and somehow, the story takes shape.

So which one are you?

Me? I’m a pantser. I don’t plot, and I don’t plan. Not entirely. I will however spend about 5-10 minutes thinking about the core of the story, where I’d like it to go, and then I sit, and I write. That’s how it’s always been for me. I get an idea, and I’ll stew on it, or rather, think about it maybe a couple of days, no details, just the big pictures. Then I start writing if it is something I want to write.

I’ve written two novels thus far, countless poetry, some short stories, few short scripts and a few feature scripts. All of which have been a spontaneous act. Inspiration comes, hits me in the face, and I’m like, ‘Oh, that will make a good story’ and that’s that. I never knew how to explain my writing habits to others, and I’d be feeling so guilty when people ask me how long I spent working the story out. I’d read plenty of articles on other writers and their writing habits and rituals, and most of the time they would advice me to sit down and ‘plot’. Something I’m not very good at. I know this because I sat down one time prior to writing my second novel, and I tried to work out the plot. I have to say, I absolutely hated it. Felt like I had been shackled to the writing table and been threatened. It wasn’t freeing at all, nor spontaneous, so I gave it up and went back to my ‘organic’ writing. It felt natural, it felt comfortable, and most of all, it left me free to write as I felt most effective.

I was a pantser and I hadn’t known it. It was by accident that a colleague informed me about a writer’s tour visiting the local country library and thought I should attend it. I did. And one of the ‘Wordy Women’ writers actually brought up the word ‘pantser’ and explained what she meant by it, and in that moment I had found a word to describe the kind of writer I was, and that it was completely normal. I wasn’t alone!

So I dare to ask you, what kind of a writer are you? But let me tell you one thing, whatever your style, your approach is to writing, don’t ever let anyone tell you that you are doing it wrong. What is right for me may not be right to you, and what is right for you will not promise to work for me with same gusto as it did for you. Find your own individual style, your own ritual, and stick to it.

Here’s one novel I wrote as a pantser: “In Strange Company” and guess what, readers have loved it and wouldn’t be able to tell that I did not plot this one out. Why not check out a sample from kindle and decide for yourself?

And keep writing!

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Midnight thoughts

01 Thursday May 2014

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What am I thinking about, or doing right this instance seems to be the number one focus of social media …

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Reel World: SFX Brusies & Wounds

24 Monday Mar 2014

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blogging, comedy, crowdfunding, directing, film, filmmaking, horror, indiemovie, inspiration, makeup, movie, papermashed, pozible, producing, short film, special effects, suspense, The Circle

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 A wound caused by falling on gravel.  A nasty hit on the side of the head. Suffice to say, I’ve …

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Writing: Making of a ‘Good Writer’

23 Monday Dec 2013

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advice, blogging, debunking myth, editing, proofreading, writing tips

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What sets a good writer apart from a subpar writer? Is it the genre they explore, the writing style/voice they …

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Poem: Gaggle of Bloggers

19 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by Eva.A in Poetry

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blog, blog followers, bloggers, blogging, community, creative writing, fresh, friends, fun, impromptu, inspiration, musing, poem, Poetry

Cubby, cubby, she’s gone all a hiding suddenly and there sits on the window Buffalo Tom Peabody with a pal …

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Writing: The main reason you are compelled to write.

15 Sunday Dec 2013

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arts, blogging, career, drive, gifts, life, moments, motive, passion, reasons

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Ever really thought about it? Your reason for writing, whether you write poetry, short stories, book, scripts, technical/academic papers, or …

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Trouble writing? Here’s what you need to know.

19 Tuesday Nov 2013

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I don’t know about most of you, but I know I’m struggling to write at the current moment. If you …

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Peanut Man – training in India

19 Tuesday Nov 2013

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blogging, experience, images, India, iphone image, journey, miment captured, photo, photography, train, travel, Travels, vendors, world

On our way back to Nepal via the state of Bihar on a sleeper carriage. We had loads of sights to see. Amongst it was a line of vendors boarding the train at a station for 20 minutes whiles awaiting signal, was this man selling two types of peanuts, flavored and plain.

Some other vendor carried fresh pea fried, comic books, boiled eggs, sweets, etc, but alas, none carried any water! We were desperate for water!

Moral of this story, carry plenty of mineral water with you if you choose to travel on these long train rides. We ran out!

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Famous Alleyways of Varanasi City and the Holy Cow!

17 Sunday Nov 2013

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On our travel around the various temples in nooks and corner of Varanasi city, in India, this was one of the most common sight: a cow/calf/bull in even the smallest of small alleys.

Grandma’s joke: you’ll see everything in Indian streets, from people, cows and stray dogs, rubbish and such, and to add to the crowd that throng even the smallest of Varanasi’s infamously small alleyways, you’ll continuously hear the toot-tooting horns of motorbikes and scooters will disturb your walk. (It was an observation I guess, but it sounded funny when she said it.)

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Hoppitty-hopping 2: Transit in Kuala Lumpur

15 Friday Nov 2013

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So, after a cranky Eva boarding the Malaysian flight to Kuala Lumpur, it’s suffice to say my love of flying returned …

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