Writers in the Storm

A blog about writing

storm moving across a field

Tag: plotters vs. pantsers

Writers: Pantser, Plotter … Roadster?

William F. Wu states the pantser/plotter terms fit all writers to some degree. He started as a pantser and became more plotter-like.

Read More
7 Plot Structures for Pantsers

by John Peragine For NaNoWriMo, I decided it was time to write book two of my trilogy, The Secrets of the Twilight Djinn. I learned volumes by just finishing the first book of the series. Book one was a bit of a fluke (I wrote about it here and here) and I had to make […]

Read More
Sticky Note Thoughts for Plotters and Pantsers

IngramSpark editor, Leigh Cheak, believes sticky notes can save your writing at any point in the process. Read on to find out how!

Read More
The Origin Scene: Where Your Story REALLY Starts

Lisa Cron I had a lot of great questions this month, but Laura Drake’s question goes directly to the very heart – the foundation -- of your novel. She asks: “I'm stuck on The Origin Scene. Partially, I think, because it feels like if I get it wrong, the rest of my book is screwed. Any […]

Read More
Divine Inspiration… Or Not: Mining Your Life for Story

Kate Moretti A few weeks ago, the fabulous Kimberly Brock wrote a post about the fear of the blank page. She claimed that there are people who love it and she called them psychopaths and equated it to jumping out of airplanes. I’m here to confess: I am that psychopath. I just handed in my […]

Read More

Subscribe to WITS

Recent Posts

Search

WITS Team

Categories

Archives

Copyright © 2026 Writers In The Storm - All Rights Reserved