Not a plotter, just a fretter and wheelspinner?
“I hardly do any preplanning, just fretting and wheel spinning
Geoff Dyer
Had to laugh when I read this writing quote by British novelist Geoff Dyer, and realized I really could relate.
I also do minimal planning before a story. Generally, I have a scene or a big-picture idea. I may even have a voice of one character.
Although this looser approach allows my imagination to ‘run loose’, and I often have settings or characters I hadn’t considered when I set out to write my story, the flip side is that I may also spend a little too much time running around like these little hamsters above.
‘Fretting and wheel spinning’ seems a pretty apt description some days. I may as well own up to it and picture myself in that little wheel when I don’t see myself getting anywhere.
I find too much planning takes the fun away!
That hamster wheel is where I reside too Kimberly
An amazing book that could enjoy is Story Genius by Lisa Cron. It demonstrates with examples and in a very conversational tone of voice that we should not be too much of a hamster when we write
Love the book which I am currently using for a new novel.