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My outline was a fortress until I wrote zero of them for a week
I used to map out every single chapter with color coded note cards and a whiteboard. Took me 2 hours per outline and I still ended up deleting half my scenes. Last month I just opened a blank page and typed whatever came out for 5 days straight. The story felt messy but it actually moved. The characters did stuff I never planned. Now I only jot down one sentence for where the next chapter needs to land, then let the words find the way. Has anyone else tried ditching the plan or am I just a chaotic writer at heart?
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christopherwilson23d ago
Its kinda like how I used to meal prep every Sunday with this whole spreadsheet and then I'd throw half of it out by Wednesday. Now I just buy stuff I know I'll actually eat and figure out dinner when I'm hungry. The plan was making me feel productive but it wasn't making me actually do the thing. One sentence per chapter is still a plan, you just stopped pretending you could see the whole road from the driveway.
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