can't be smart all the time

[mayalaen]

Back when I was writing and posting a lot of fics, a big part of why I was able to do that is I was using prompts from other people.

It never occurred to me that the reason was I had a goal in mind and oh I dunno AN OUTLINE to work from.

Now that I’ve created an outline for the first 4 parts of CON ‘verse, it feels more like I’m filling a prompt and more stuff is flowing and it’s easier to pick up where I leave off from one day to the next.

I know professional writers and teachers always talk about outlines and how important they are but I thought my schiz brain worked differently and it wouldn’t help. I’ve tried before and sucked at creating the outlines in the first place.

In conclusion, outlines are cool.