I think a lot of the distinctions between pantsers and planners are arbitrary. How far ahead do you have to plan to be a planner? And don't most pansters have to at least choose where their character is before they put it down on paper? If you realize you have to look up some fact before you can place it in your book, aren't you doing 'research'?
There's a whole range of styles and approaches to writing that work for different people, but in the end they are all writers figuring out what they want to write and putting it down on paper. I'm not sure why many folks seem so determined to classify themselves and others. On the other hand, it's great to share your method, listen to other methods, play around and find what works the best for you.
I love to outline. Most my ideas center around a character arc, so I start with a beginning and ending. I rough out about a paragraph for each chapter and look at how they come together to see if it all works or if I need to add, subtract, or rearrange anything. Then I start writing and lots of things get changed in that process. When I'm done with a rough draft, I'll rewrite the summaries of each chapter and take a fresh look at it, often adding or subtracting more. Then it's time for other people's opinions. Seems to work for me.
There's a whole range of styles and approaches to writing that work for different people, but in the end they are all writers figuring out what they want to write and putting it down on paper. I'm not sure why many folks seem so determined to classify themselves and others. On the other hand, it's great to share your method, listen to other methods, play around and find what works the best for you.
I love to outline. Most my ideas center around a character arc, so I start with a beginning and ending. I rough out about a paragraph for each chapter and look at how they come together to see if it all works or if I need to add, subtract, or rearrange anything. Then I start writing and lots of things get changed in that process. When I'm done with a rough draft, I'll rewrite the summaries of each chapter and take a fresh look at it, often adding or subtracting more. Then it's time for other people's opinions. Seems to work for me.