I miss when I used to map out every scene on index cards before writing

Back around 2015 I would sit at my kitchen table with a stack of 3x5 cards and shuffle plot points around for hours before typing a single word. Now I just open a blank document and let the story flow out as I go, no planning at all. Has anyone else completely ditched their old outlining rituals for something more spontaneous?

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maxm501mo ago

I used to do the same thing with index cards for everything, even grocery lists. Now I just wing it and hope for the best. It’s like how people quit planning vacations and just book a flight somewhere random. Feels more alive, even if you end up in a bad neighborhood or writing a chapter that makes no sense.

uma3061mo ago

@maxm50 same, chaos mode unlocked.