Structure Matters More Than Plotting or Pantsing
If you’ve been with me during Page Turner Pacing, you already know: I’m not a fan of the word pantsing.
Part of that is because I studied scriptwriting, and scriptwriting is all about structure. But it’s also because I’m a high achiever, and I can’t see how you improve at “pantsing.”
On the other hand, I don’t love the noun plotter either. Plotting can feel rigid, strict, too stringent. And I’m an artíst (notice the accent over the í 😉). I don’t always go in a straight line. Sometimes I zig when I’m supposed to zag. I love side quests. But I always operate within the structure of story.
That’s what I believe in. Not pantsing. Not plotting. Structure.
I don’t write by word count — that makes me obsess over numbers instead of content.
I don’t time block in my planners — that just gives me anxiety when I’m a minute late or need five more minutes.
What I do like is scaffolding. A framework. A structure I can decorate and make my own.
That’s the philosophy behind Page Turner Planning.
This system isn’t rigid. It doesn’t tell you how to write. Instead, it gives you a framework you can move around in — with weekly focuses on craft, branding, business, and marketing. You choose how to decorate the space. You choose your side quests. But you always have a structure to return to, a steady foundation that supports you.
I’m not here to change you. You’re already amazing.
But if you hang with me, you’ll see that I’m always about nudging us toward “a little more amazing.” And then a little bit more. And then a little bit more.
That’s what Page Turner Planning is designed to help you do. Just two weeks to go before doors close! Just three months before the new year. Are you ready for it? Let me help with Page Turner Planning. Back the project now to get 52 weeks already planned out for you in terms of leveling up your writing craft, marketing, branding, and business strategy as an author!
