Seat-of-the-Pantser Quote

Posted on 01 October 2007

Some writers seem to enjoy the process of discovering their novels as they go along, rather than plotting it to pieces. Diana Abu-Jaber is one such author. On the 8/14/07 podcast of Writers on Writing, Diana quoted another writer about letting go of the death-grip on the creative process and just seeing where your imagination takes you. Cool. So today’s quote of the week is:

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”
~ Andre Gide

I’m not sure where I fall on the plotter/seat-of-the-pantser continuum. I guess I’m still exploring.

[tags]Plotting, pantser[/tags]

Category: Plotting

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