To Plot or not to Plot...That is the question

[joe miller]

I would like to hear opinions on the benefits of plotting the entire book.

I got a good basic direction for my story, but wonder would it beneficial to plot the story to the end to move the forward without slowing down the writing.

Any suggestions???

Thanks
Joe

[Donna Carrick]

I agree whole-heartedly with Jim. Also, Jim, you used a word that we, as word-smiths, must never neglect: Visualise. Whatever 'method' we use as writers, we at all times need to have a VISION. Whether that vision is pre- or post-plotted is far less important in my opinion than whether the vision has strength and clarity.