Are You A Pantser, Plotter or Plantser?
When you write are you pantser, plotter or plantser? If you
don’t know what that means, here it is:
Simply put, a plotter is someone who plans out their novel before they write it. A pantser is someone who, “flies by the seat of their pants,” meaning they don’t plan out anything, or plan very little. Some people, like me, call themselves “plantsers,” which means they’re in a little of both.”
https://thewritepractice.com/plotters-pantsers/
Normally, I’m a pantser and the story evolves as I’m writing, but I had to be super-organized with this book, so I wrote this outline. I didn’t write it before interviewing Flippo; I wrote it after we talked and I saw the topics surface, so I guess I’m a plantser!
Here’s the outline for the book I’m writing. It’s organic and changes as I work with the material. The power of the outline is that it gives me direction and an organizational structure to follow—it will fun to see how it finally turns out!
Title: Just Another Square Dance Caller
Subtitle: Authorized Biography of Marshall Flippo
TO THE READERProloguesLarada’s Marshall’s – Blue Star Records, Kirkwood &
NeecaJokeCallers That Have Passed You Who Helped Flippo
CHILDHOOD & YOUNG
ADULTHOOD SECTION
Childhood & Family Volunteered for the Navy & War YearsBaseball in the NavyEarly Marriage & Life with Neeca
SQUARE DANCE LIFE SECTION
Square Dance LifeAbilene’s Where It StartedBlue Star Changed EverythingKirkwood Changed MoreJohn’s
birthYearly Tours of the United StatesCame
out of Kirkwood & Neeca organizing – From & to KirkwoodNorthEastSouthHome
– ChristmasNorth
WestYearly FestivalsAsilomar
– ahead of and before CALLERLABPermian
Basin FestivalWASCAChula
Vista ResortOthers
that I will addCALLERLAB International
Trips & CruisesJapan
– numerous timesSpainGermanyCaribbeanHawaiiSee
AlbumSpecial WeekendsAlaska
– 2 eventsRecording Companies & LifeBlue
StarChaparralOthersChoreographyTucson Years
End Of An Amazing CareerCelebrationsChaparral
Boys Labor Day, 2016 Farewell
to the RoadAbilene,
Texas – Wagon WheelHoustonAlbuquerqueLast
contract with ASDC – big celebrationLast
NM contract – State Festival – 2016Agreed for me to write this bookGreen
Valley, AZ – December 31, 2017I’m
Leaving Here a Better ManAsilomar Once MoreLast CALLERLAB
Stories From Callers & Friends About FlippoStories from Flippo About Callers That Helped
HimLetters & Notes from Callers & DancersAwardsSets In Order Hall of FameMilestoneTexas Hall of FameLifetime AchievementEpilogue – Flippo’s Memorial Service
THE BACK MATTER
AcknowledgmentsPhoto AlbumAppendicesAppendix A – Chronology of Marshall Flippo’s
LifeAppendix B – RecordingsAppendix C – AwardsAppendix D — Reference BooksAppendix E – Glossary of Square Dance TermsAppendix
F – URL’s of Videos and Audio of FlippoCopyright PermissionsEndnotes – Any footnotes when I quote a book or
web siteLarada’s Reflections – I’m writing this as we talk. I think it will be throughout the book.About the Author
Flippo and I went over this outline the last time we talked, but he was struggling at that time, so I’m not sure it’s complete. If you’re a Flippo expert, am I missing anything? Let me know.
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