Category Archives: Guest Post

Guest Post: Loose pants, er, and belt-less . . .

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Pete Denton

Labels always make me think of childhood, and coloring books, where a parent or a kindergarten teacher would say: don’t color outside the lines. That’s what they’re there for, to guide you, to teach you (both the lines and the … Continue reading →

Posted in E-Book, Guest Post, Writing | Tagged Books, Guest Posts, Justin Bog, pantser vs. plotter, Reading, The Conversationalist, Thrillers, Writing | 9 Comments

Guest Post: Plantser: The Hybrid Model

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Kourtney Heintz

*Big Wave to Pete* Thanks for letting me take over your blog temporarily to share some of my thoughts on the pantser vs. plotter debate. I am not a pantser. I can’t just let a story evolve in front of … Continue reading →

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G is for Guest Post — Plotting vs. Pantsing with Michelle Proulx

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Michelle Proulx

For today’s A-Z Challenge entry, Pete asked me to share with you all my thoughts on Plotting vs. Pantsing. And thus, I shall. In the eternal battle between Plotting and Pantsing, I come down firmly … somewhere in the middle. … Continue reading →

Posted in A to Z Blogging Challenge, Guest Post, Writing | Tagged A to Z Challenge, guest post, imminent danger, michelle proulx, Writing, Writing process | 25 Comments

Guest Post: Planner or Pantser: The ‘Oh yeah!’ moment

Posted on March 30, 2013 by elwoodcock

I wanted to write books for pretty much as long as I can remember.* I had lots of ideas – vague, dreamlike ideas that were apt to disintegrate on close inspection. I started writing lots of stories. I finished very … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, Writing | Tagged Darklands, Kikimora, Pantser, parallel worlds, Planner, Reading, Writing, young adult fantasy | 9 Comments

Guest Post: Planner or Pantser? My technique is evolving…

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Lorna Dounaeva

My first novel, a psychological thriller called FRY, launched on Amazon this week. It took me over ten years to write it. Not because it’s particularly long (it’s just under 80,000 words) or because it involved a lot of research. … Continue reading →