Plotting: Confessions of a recovering Pantser

[@AuthorpreneurPodcast]

I used to be a chronic outliner, and I would immediately lose interest in writing the first draft, but I wrote four books that way. However, I soon realised that I couldn't keep writing like that. Like you, I used the Dean Wesley Smith method, and writing my last story was a dream. However, my next few books have been difficult to write. I've started multiple projects and finished none, but I'm feeling down about my writing career and ability. Naturally, this negative self-talk has destroyed my productivity. Thanks for sharing this, it really helped me.

[@winkletter]

Thanks, I needed this today. I'm trying to write some fiction, but I keep tapping out as soon as the bell rings. I'm stuck on the idea that I need an idea in my head. This leads to creative avoidance (where I pour my creativity into avoidance.) I start shopping for a solution, but the solution is to stop shopping for a solution.

[@WordslingerPodcast]

Creating on demand can be tough. We're asking a lot from that part of us that just wants to experience the joy of telling a good story. We're telling it to get to work. So do yourself a favor-let your creative side just play every now and then. The work part will come easier when you let yourself have time to enjoy being creative without the agenda.