Grow Up! Aging into Plannerhood

On April 15, 2023, Rex and Kasie took on the effort of outlining your novel. The classic debate for writers is between the Pantsers and the Planners. Pantsers are so-called because they write by the seat of their pants – making it up as they go along. Planners create outlines for their stories and then write to the outline. They claim it’s a more productive way to create in the same way Pansters claim there’s not enough freedom to create when you’re bound to an outline. So, Rex is currently writing from an outline. Do you feel restricted or hemmed in? What’s the value of the outline in the prewriting stage?