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Pantsing vs. Outlining

To answer your first question: no, pantsing in writing does not mean pulling down the pants of a story an exposing all their private metaphors and symbolism.

Pantsing means writing by the seat of your pants, not knowing what will come next. Its opposite is outlining, which is when you know exactly what will happen next in your story because you created an outline beforehand.

Is one strategy better than the other? Let’s find out!

So You’ve Written A Book… Now What? (Part 3)

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has ended, and there are a lot of people out there with finished first drafts of books.

First off, congratulations! Writing is a long, arduous process, and finishing the first draft is an important first step. But now you might be wondering, what do I do next?

Unfortunately, it’s time for the scariest thing imaginable: showing your work to other people.