For Better or for Worse
4th July 2016 | for Creatives | structured writing & plotting/outlining, intuitive writing & pantsing, pantsing vs. plotting, writing, creative freedom, Heidi Pitlor |
"I don't plot anything out. I don't have an outline, for better or for worse. I've tried, but I feel that kind of hems me in."
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