kai_butler83•17d agoMost Upvoted

Picked a messy first draft over a perfect outline last night

I been stuck on this fantasy story for weeks. Kept trying to map out every detail before I wrote a single word. Had maybe 4 pages of notes but zero actual story. So last night I told myself screw it, just write the scene where the main character finds the hidden door. I picked chaos over control basically. Ended up with 800 words that are a total mess but I finally got a character talking and reacting. The outline was safe but it was also a trap. The draft is ugly but I can fix ugly. You ever have to pick between planning and just writing and regret one of them? I wish I picked sooner to be honest.

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lucaslee17d ago

Yeah, outlines are a trap.

grantschmidt17d ago

Waste a ton of time for nothing.