There are two types of writers: Planners and Pantsers. Planners outline in some way; pantsers work out the story as they go.
Both methods take about the same amount of time as planners spend more time upfront and often less time rewriting, whereas pantsers tend to spend more time editing afterward.
Both methods take about the same amount of time as planners spend more time upfront and often less time rewriting, whereas pantsers tend to spend more time editing afterward.
November 27, 2024 at 7:42 PM
There are two types of writers: Planners and Pantsers. Planners outline in some way; pantsers work out the story as they go.
Both methods take about the same amount of time as planners spend more time upfront and often less time rewriting, whereas pantsers tend to spend more time editing afterward.
Both methods take about the same amount of time as planners spend more time upfront and often less time rewriting, whereas pantsers tend to spend more time editing afterward.
Good morning fellow bedwetters and potty pantsers! Who else needs a diapee change? 🤚
April 27, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Good morning fellow bedwetters and potty pantsers! Who else needs a diapee change? 🤚
Plotters smugly looking over at pantsers tonight.
the odysseus moon lander's mission will be cut short. it landed sideways because the company operating it skipped, on purpose, an expensive preflight check on the pad
Moon lander Odysseus mission to be cut short after sideways touchdown
Engineers on Earth expect to lose radio contact with the private U.S. moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, effectively cutting short the mission five days after its sideways touchdown, the company behind the spacecraft, Intuitive Machines , said on Monday.
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February 27, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Plotters smugly looking over at pantsers tonight.
July 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Okay #WritingCommunity
Planners and Pantsers. Have you ever tried the opposite approach? Planners, have you ever just writtem with no plan? What happened. Pantsers, have you ever tried outlining? What happened?
Was there anything you kept from this experiment.
I switched from pantser to planner.
Planners and Pantsers. Have you ever tried the opposite approach? Planners, have you ever just writtem with no plan? What happened. Pantsers, have you ever tried outlining? What happened?
Was there anything you kept from this experiment.
I switched from pantser to planner.
October 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Okay #WritingCommunity
Planners and Pantsers. Have you ever tried the opposite approach? Planners, have you ever just writtem with no plan? What happened. Pantsers, have you ever tried outlining? What happened?
Was there anything you kept from this experiment.
I switched from pantser to planner.
Planners and Pantsers. Have you ever tried the opposite approach? Planners, have you ever just writtem with no plan? What happened. Pantsers, have you ever tried outlining? What happened?
Was there anything you kept from this experiment.
I switched from pantser to planner.
I had no idea that there was a term for how I wrote. Who are the famous pantsers
August 3, 2024 at 8:53 PM
I had no idea that there was a term for how I wrote. Who are the famous pantsers
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Pantsers are autoregressors, plotters are diffusers.
May 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pantsers are autoregressors, plotters are diffusers.
P.S. shout to my fellow pantsers and plantsers!
March 22, 2026 at 5:25 AM
P.S. shout to my fellow pantsers and plantsers!
Plotters, pantsers, it's the same battle. #WritersOfBsky
August 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Plotters, pantsers, it's the same battle. #WritersOfBsky
Some writers are planners and know what will happen every step of the way.
Some writers are pantsers and discover the story as they go along.
Some writers are feral demon herders, desperately hanging onto any thread of a story, covered in blood, screaming as it drags them along.
Some writers are pantsers and discover the story as they go along.
Some writers are feral demon herders, desperately hanging onto any thread of a story, covered in blood, screaming as it drags them along.
November 23, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Some writers are planners and know what will happen every step of the way.
Some writers are pantsers and discover the story as they go along.
Some writers are feral demon herders, desperately hanging onto any thread of a story, covered in blood, screaming as it drags them along.
Some writers are pantsers and discover the story as they go along.
Some writers are feral demon herders, desperately hanging onto any thread of a story, covered in blood, screaming as it drags them along.
PANTSERS UNITE!
November 13, 2023 at 1:08 AM
PANTSERS UNITE!
trumps "brownshirts'
are really "khaki pantsers"
are really "khaki pantsers"
January 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
trumps "brownshirts'
are really "khaki pantsers"
are really "khaki pantsers"
I think pantsers fear these because we think we HAVE to deliver EXACTLY what we outlined. But generally as long as it's same genre and general idea, the details don't really matter in the end (unlike IP)
(Semi-relatedly, this is why in my outlining classes I often say "As your writing career progresses you WILL have to give people outlines on a regular basis, so get used to it")
Your editor does not care if you are a pantser! Neither does the acquisitions committee! Just give them the thing!
Your editor does not care if you are a pantser! Neither does the acquisitions committee! Just give them the thing!
-- and let the book stand absolutely on its own, as its own thing, with a different clarity and focus and colour palette and style and voice, EVEN IF the themes are the same from book to book. Hence
*cracks knuckles*
some refoobling to do today on two very rough outlines
*cracks knuckles*
some refoobling to do today on two very rough outlines
December 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I think pantsers fear these because we think we HAVE to deliver EXACTLY what we outlined. But generally as long as it's same genre and general idea, the details don't really matter in the end (unlike IP)
Man what a rough day for Fancers Pantsers
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Man what a rough day for Fancers Pantsers
A question for writers. I was thinking about the continuum between plotters and pantsers and wondered... Does writing style match your living style?
That is, are plotters more prone to organized clean workspaces while pantsers are more prone more chaotic and messy spaces?
#writinglife
That is, are plotters more prone to organized clean workspaces while pantsers are more prone more chaotic and messy spaces?
#writinglife
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
A question for writers. I was thinking about the continuum between plotters and pantsers and wondered... Does writing style match your living style?
That is, are plotters more prone to organized clean workspaces while pantsers are more prone more chaotic and messy spaces?
#writinglife
That is, are plotters more prone to organized clean workspaces while pantsers are more prone more chaotic and messy spaces?
#writinglife
The list is Romance Pantsers, if you're interested.
February 20, 2024 at 1:22 AM
The list is Romance Pantsers, if you're interested.
Last question before the outro, and the promo...
Thanks to those who waited, and to those who ignored my instructions...
Anyway.
#HorrorWritersChat I have another question for you. One that might suit the pantsers more than the planners, today!
Thanks to those who waited, and to those who ignored my instructions...
Anyway.
#HorrorWritersChat I have another question for you. One that might suit the pantsers more than the planners, today!
August 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Last question before the outro, and the promo...
Thanks to those who waited, and to those who ignored my instructions...
Anyway.
#HorrorWritersChat I have another question for you. One that might suit the pantsers more than the planners, today!
Thanks to those who waited, and to those who ignored my instructions...
Anyway.
#HorrorWritersChat I have another question for you. One that might suit the pantsers more than the planners, today!
pampers 👏 under 👏 pantsers
i think this's my favorite series of yours :3
i think this's my favorite series of yours :3
October 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
pampers 👏 under 👏 pantsers
i think this's my favorite series of yours :3
i think this's my favorite series of yours :3
Hey, #romancelandia pantsers....can you drop a note here? Trying to create a list of other pantsers so I don't feel so alone. Lost my list on the bird site....
Thx!
Thx!
February 20, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Hey, #romancelandia pantsers....can you drop a note here? Trying to create a list of other pantsers so I don't feel so alone. Lost my list on the bird site....
Thx!
Thx!
Basically pantsers first draft = outline.
Or more commonly pantsers who really felt it for the first 60 pages and realize the journey was the outline they should not have attempted to write along the way. Pantsed by their own pants.
Or more commonly pantsers who really felt it for the first 60 pages and realize the journey was the outline they should not have attempted to write along the way. Pantsed by their own pants.
There are two types of writers: Planners and Pantsers. Planners outline in some way; pantsers work out the story as they go.
Both methods take about the same amount of time as planners spend more time upfront and often less time rewriting, whereas pantsers tend to spend more time editing afterward.
Both methods take about the same amount of time as planners spend more time upfront and often less time rewriting, whereas pantsers tend to spend more time editing afterward.
November 28, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Basically pantsers first draft = outline.
Or more commonly pantsers who really felt it for the first 60 pages and realize the journey was the outline they should not have attempted to write along the way. Pantsed by their own pants.
Or more commonly pantsers who really felt it for the first 60 pages and realize the journey was the outline they should not have attempted to write along the way. Pantsed by their own pants.