Using Story Mapping and Planning for Complex World Building and Plots

When you write, are you a plotter or a pantser? Plotters plan out the logistics of a story before writing it. Pantsers let the story unfold as they write it, surprising themselves along with the readers. Tony N. Todaro, author, Executive Director of WC2 (West Coast Writers Conferences), and President of GLAWS (Greater Los Angeles Writers Society), is a true plotter. He explains the benefits of planning stories and worlds before writing about them. “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re...