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How Do You Write a Book? Three Approaches to Writing From Plan
There are multiple ways to write your book.
When it comes to the art of writing a book, there is no One True Way™ to do it. There are nearly as many ways to write as there are genres to write in and topics to write about.
You, as the artist, get to choose your own adventure. What do you like to read? What do you desire to write? Do you have the mental, emotional, spiritual, and yes — physical fortitude to get from the beginning to the middle to the end?
Once you decide to write a book, there tend to be 2–3 primary approaches. Writing as a pantser or writing as a planner. (I just learned this weekend that some people dislike pantser and prefer “discovery writer”). The third is an amalgam of the first two and is sometimes called plantser. These break down thusly:
A planner creates an outline to one degree or another. It might be incredibly detailed, touching on multiple elements of the storytelling process. Or it might be a more minimalistic outline.
A pantser sits down at the keyboard or with a pen and paper and writes. They let the story unfold organically as it arrives in their head and makes its way to the page.
