LOL!!! Absolutely! Thanks, Delanya.

Hahahaha! Right on, Lisa. 🙂

Alicia, it sounds like you have a system that works for you. Good! It helps so much to know yourself enough to trust the process.
I don't know a lot about what I'm going to write when I start -- I have a really good idea about WHO my characters are, what they want and why, and then I know what the black moment/sacrifice looks like. The rest just kind of comes as my mind works through what needs to happen. I edit as I go too but, when I get stuck, I just go back to the original information - what do my characters want?
Good information! Thanks for the post!

Jenny, obviously that's a perfect way for you to create your story -- very similar to mine. Good for you to find something that works for you! Most new writers flounder around before they figure it out.

Thanks for the post!

Loose outlines are the best for me too, Ellen. Until the story's done, we really don't know what it's about, do we?
Thanks for the welcome! I hope to be invited again!

Good for you, Michelle! Let it flow!

Thanks for the post!

Thanks, Kris! We do have to know our market and it helps a lot when structuring our stories.

Thanks for the post!

Thanks, Miffie! I agree that this doesn't get talked about enough. I think too many people don't just allow the story to flow. Not that I'm a pantster and don't appreciate structure -- structure is SO important! -- but tying oneself to a certain length or number of scenes is like damming up a river. It won't flow.

Thanks for the comment!

LOVE it! I agree -- "As long as a cat's tail" is the perfect length!
Thanks for posting.