Another update in the Author Oracle Questionnaire response series! Slowly but surely, I’m getting through all the questions. You can find the second response I gave (The Empress) here, and the original questionnaire here!
IV. The Emperor: Do you outline or plan? (You know … plotter or pantser…)
I’m a plotter, through and through. All of my books begin in a huge spiral-bound notebook where I write out the basics and all the random ideas I have for the plot. In there, I work through the book from start to finish in general sense. Afterward, I write out plots for each chapter in detail. Only then do I begin to write the story itself.
Prime example below:
It’s not that I’m not flexible with my plots, however. If something isn’t working or I need to eliminate a chapter, I’m happy to do it. I was a pantser once, but looking back on those stories, it seems to take a really long time for there to be any direction. This just works better for me.
What about you guys? Where do you fall on the plotter-pantser continuum?
Liz Meldon - Romance Author 
It depends on the book for me. There is always some form of plan down, somewhere. It ranges from 4 sentences to detailed plot point by plot point outlines. The three written Infernal Hunt books all had pretty loose outlines. Book 4 however is being written non-linearly and is a jigsaw puzzle. I wrote down the key points in my planning book then wrote the one/s that called to me in that moment. Editing will be fun! lol
LikeLiked by 1 person
I do try the occasional non-linear thing, but usually only with freelance work. It’s more… Ugh I don’t want to work on this chapter, so I’ll come back at the end.
LikeLiked by 1 person