User blog comment:Zathronas/Author's Advice: Complication/@comment-16763585-20140127215035/@comment-16763585-20140128042606

Haha, I guess I am a pantser at heart :)

You say that the author already knows the story, that is is all planned and compiled into a solid structure. You know all the conflicts, all the solutions, how they affect the world as a whole, how everyone else is changed by the events of the story. All is tied together into a cohesive whole with minimal flaws.

I wish I could say I could predict such outcomes, but I am just a scrib who puts to paper the stories of people I have only met through dreams. I watch them grow, face challenges, learn from their mistakes, struggle with what's right. I live inside them, feeling their pain, their joy, their sadness, their love, their solitude. I wander through soggy fields on rainy days, explore the dark resesses of the world, and all these scenes come to life on paper as my fingers note this world in solid script.

To me, the characters show me their troubles, their conflicts, their contradictions, and it is my duty as their writer to ensure their words are done justice.