People have asked me what my writing process is. Do I sit and plan everything out ahead of time, like an architect writer, or do I just start writing, like a discovery writer? The answer is that I’m a bit of both, but I lean more to being a discovery writer.
You see, when I start a rough draft, I just write. I usually have no idea where the plot is going at first. I write whatever crazy idea comes into my head. As a discovery writer, I enjoy letting my characters drive the story. It doesn’t make any sense at first, but nobody ever sees it but me, so it doesn’t matter how bad it is to begin with.
I don’t become an architect writer until the editing process. An architect writer plans everything out carefully before they even start writing, but by this point, I would already have a completed rough draft. Once I have a good sense of where I’m going, then I can plan. This is the part where I add in foreshadowing, because I already know what’s coming next.
Whether I’m discovering the plot with my characters or carefully planning how best to improve my story with editing, I can say with confidence that I love being an author and all that comes with it.