How One Panster Thinks

I am what many call a 'panster.' That means I write by the seat of my pants.  I sit down with a general idea for a story and start writing. No outline, no planning, no plotting, I simply let the story go where it will. To some, this is a travesty to the writing community, but in actuality, it is really just a different way to plot and plan.The first draft IS my plotting and planning. The initial draft of my story is nothing anyone really ever sees, at least not in large chunks. Most of it end...