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Originally Posted by Marj
It seems to me that over-planning is not good for the creative process.
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Depends on what and how you create. If you want to create a stream-of-consciousness manuscript, don't plan... just write, and let the stream of consciousness become your creativity. If you want to create a good and coherent story, you must plan first... then let the words that tell your story reflect your creativity.
Per Vydor's post above, I'm a Camp One kind of guy: Though I may not plan as thoroughly as Card suggests, I basically follow that writing strategy. I have tried Camp Two for short stories (Promotional link deleted - MODERATOR] - Denial of Service stories for examples), but I achieve much more satisfaction from longer works, and I need more structure to write novels than short stories.