A Pantser's Guide to Story Structure

02/07/20 • 13 min

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If you consider yourself a pantser, you likely don’t spend much (or any) time pre-writing your stories prior to drafting. Instead, you “write by the seat of your pants,” using your first draft to explore and develop your story.
But just because you don’t find pre-writing helpful to your writing process doesn’t mean that you can’t take advantage of the power of story structure. Learn how in today's episode!

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