J C’s answer to “Do you do a planned approach or are you a discovery writer?” > Likes and Comments

When I just "let it fly" I wind up with 750 pages of material. It's like going on an eating binge, but it's a writing binge. So I try to come up with an outline first, then let the characters tell me where they want to go--while holding myself to the discipline of saying--ah, but that's another story.