Who's Writing This Story Anyway?

As a writer, I've discovered something quite disturbing … I have no control over the progression of my story. My characters take over and go where they will. I fuss, fight, argue and sulk, but it  makes no difference. They go where they've determined regardless of what I have to say about it. I have yet to write a story that goes exactly as I had planned. You see, I'm a planner. I write a synopsis first and then go from there. After the synopsis, I do detailed character sketches for each of m...