2026-07-02 04:15 UTC
@juliebihn@mastodon.social
I seem to be mostly a pantser: if I try to plan things out in detail ahead of time, either the story dies completely (because it has already been told) or the story as written diverges strongly from the plans.
However, the stories initially arrive as summaries of what happened, without details about how or why or sometimes even what. Vol 3 started (more or less) with me generally knowing the starting state, the end and a few major event points in between.
#TTMD #ScribesAndMakers
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@CaraBruar@sfba.social 2026-07-02 04:26
@ElyseMGrasso@wandering.shop @juliebihn@mastodon.social I like the way you've put this, the story has already been told, that's exactly how I feel about it too.
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@juliebihn@mastodon.social 2026-07-02 05:45
@ElyseMGrasso@wandering.shop Great way to do it! I THINK it was Dennis L. McKiernan who I heard say at a panel that he plans certain waypoints on the map along the lines of "They have to go to New Orleans, but" they might take a different road to get there, etc. Thanks for the answer!
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@skribe@aus.social 2026-07-02 06:31
@ElyseMGrasso@wandering.shop @juliebihn@mastodon.social how do you manage drafts beyond the first?