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[serria]

So, I've done a lot of plotting and organization for a story I'm working on, and it's to the point where almost all the scenes are charted and I know everything that is supposed to happen. But when I sit down to write, for some reason, it's a lot harder. I don't even know where to start. I think I honestly write a lot more naturally when I don't have any idea where the story is going to go, and I start at the beginning and see where it goes as I write. Unfortunately, that's a lot harder to do with long novels.

Do you guys tend to have everything plotted out before you write? Do you write from beginning to end, if so, or do you just write whatever scene you feel like writing and put it all together after?

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[ayumidah]

I have a malleable summary of what I want to happen that I can change if a better plot idea comes along. It's more a guideline of big plot points that I want to hit than something I need to follow or bad things will happen. I write better with just a loose plan than having everything mapped out myself.

And I do write beginning to end unless something is just stuck in my head and won't go away, or I fear I'll forget it completely if I don't type it out right away.

[serria]

I think that's probably the best way to go in order to keep the creativity fresh - malleable basic idea. With complex stories it can be tough, especially when you want to plan for plot twists, mysteries, etc. But it's just so much harder for me to be creative when I have a strict plot guide already written.

[ayumidah]

Yeah, I'm the same way. Good luck!

[siofrabunnies]

That's pretty much how I write, too. Usually, once I get one scene done, it sets the stage pretty nicely to get the next scene going. I think it also makes scene transitions more natural to read.