Every fiction author will (eventually) find their own method for writing but all fall somewhere on the spectrum between outlining/plotting and discovery writing/pantsing/writing into the dark.

In this excerpt from How To Write a Novel, I share two chapters on the topic from the audiobook, narrated by me (Joanna Penn).

Show notes:

• The benefits and difficulties of outlining
• How to outline and examples from authors who use this method
• The benefits and difficulties of discovery writing (and why I hate the term pantsing!)
• Examples of authors who discovery write
• My writing process: Discovery writing with a hint of plotting
• Links to books and resources that might help you

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