TheokinsJ
Troubadour
I know the answer to this question depends on the person, and there are numerous factors involved, but I find myself struggling to know when I'm ready. To put things into perspective, I've been 'planning' my story for three years, since I was fifteen, but in that time I've started and halfway through hit dead ends- simply because I never planned a definite ending or I planned to a certain point but did not know how to continue, and hoped I'd just make it up as I went- something that hasn't worked for me.
I also believe I'm pretty inefficient with my planning, I say three years, but really, if I think of how much time I actually spent on the plot, and not lore and worldbuilding, it probably is minuscule in comparison.
So, how long does it take you to plan a novel- or rather, a series, and how do you go about it-in how much detail do you plan it?
I also believe I'm pretty inefficient with my planning, I say three years, but really, if I think of how much time I actually spent on the plot, and not lore and worldbuilding, it probably is minuscule in comparison.
So, how long does it take you to plan a novel- or rather, a series, and how do you go about it-in how much detail do you plan it?