Gretta asked Hanna Howard:

Hi! I was wondering...when you write a book do you start by planning the whole thing and outlining the whole story, or do you just write as you go? (P.s. When you answered my first question I was so happy, you are SUCH an inspiring person!)

Hanna Howard Hi Gretta! :) Such a good question! When I wrote Ignite the Sun, I was what we writers call a "pantser," which means I wrote by the seat of my pants: no outline, no plan, no real clear idea of where the story would take me. But I learned that that this style takes me a lot longer than plotting, and I now take lots of time on the forefront of a project to draft detailed outlines, character arcs, and scene beats. This saves me lots of time and grief, and keeps me from writing myself into dead ends. <3

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