Paul Whybrow
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- Jun 20, 2015
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I get that but the quote is silly. Pantsers have no idea where their story might take them so writing the end before the beginning is not an option.It's important because if the end isn't reflected by the beginning
I get that but the quote is silly. Pantsers have no idea where their story might take them so writing the end before the beginning is not an option.
I don't think it matters whether pantser or not. Once the first draft is finished, the story question posed at the opening is disclosing the point where the story ends, because the question has been answered.I get that but the quote is silly. Pantsers have no idea where their story might take them so writing the end before the beginning is not an option.
Of course, you are right. Clever people often want to say things in clever ways, (it reinforces their cleverness) then wonder why they have been misunderstood.I don't think she means "don't write your first sentence before you've finished the book". I think she means, "once you've finished the book, you must go back to your first sentence and make sure it's the right first sentence." And I definitely buy into that.
A plotter plans out their story (even if it changes on the run) and a pantser flies by the seat of the pants without a plan (even if they have to stop to do research or 'think about things for a while').What's a pantser?