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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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[sarillia]

For me it depends on the story. More character-driven ones tend to be less planned out because I never feel like I really know my characters until I start writing. Ones that feel more plot-driven can be more rigidly outlined, but that usually just entails a list of scenes that I want to write at some point. I don't usually plan it out to the end. I like to figure that out as a write.

One thing I always, always do is write from beginning to end. I never write out of order.

It took me some time and a lot of experimenting to figure out what worked for me. I think you should play around with different levels and kinds of planning and see what feels comfortable for you.