The Hidden Signals Your Novel’s Momentum is Fading — And How to Ignite It Again
If you’re in revision hell, then here’s how to escape. Write your scenes and take them in for critique, but then leave the scenes alone while you write the next scenes in your novel, applying what you just learned from the critique to the new scenes. Promise yourself not to revise any scenes until you finish the first draft of the novel.
But what happens if a pantser tries to plan their novel?
Bad things happen. I’ve seen it numerous times.
The pantser will quickly get bored trying to plan their novel. They feel like the story isn’t fun anymore. And they’re right. Planning isn’t fun for pantsers. Planning is loads of fun for planners.
