From Pantser to Plotter, by author Gwen Perkins

While I'm away selling books at our local Holiday Bazaar (or maybe just trying to sell books?) I'm delighted to welcome author Gwen Perkins to my blog with a post that's of particular interest to me as my writing routine grows. Welcome Gwen, and can you help me stop worrying? Going from "Pantser" to "Plotter" – Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Outline , By Gwen Perkins Anyone who spends enough time on online writing forums will eventually hear the terms "pantser" and "plotter." At first, I admit, when I heard those words, writing was decidedly not what came into my mind (I'll plead the fifth as to what did) but after I became familiar with them, I thought that I had a lot more in common with the first than the second. Even if I wasn't yet prepared to out myself as a pantser in public. You see, I've always been one of those people to whom ideas spring forth easily. I'm one of...