It used to be classic authors compared to organic scribblers. (Of course, since Coleridge, Thomas Wolfe and maybe Henry Miller, you can't really say 'scribblers'.) Today they are called Outliners and Pantsers (who fly by the seat of their pants) The point is, if you're a writer, do you consider yourself an off-the-wall organic creative, or do you know your story beginning to end and point to point before you begin? I suppose many might say "Something in between". But that begs the question. A way to pin you down would be to ask, "Well then, WHERE DO YOU START?" You see, writers who start with an emotion or a feeling are generally Pantsters, but if you start by jotting down the main story points and filling in the lines, you're an Outliner. Is one way better than the other? I think so, but I'm not going to tell you which. Think of the writers (besides yourself) that you admire most, and then you tell me.
best,
John Klawitter
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