I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can care about.
I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.
I love a well-plotted story. But I'm just not that kind of writer, and it's not necessarily by choice. When I manipulate plot, I feel I lose authenticity.
It's hard to write a good plot, it's very hard.
I don't plot my novels - I move along with my characters.
I love a big, character-rich story with a dark heart, with a compelling mystery or some kind of ticking clock at its center. I want to be lured in by prose, captured by character, and bound by stellar plotting to keep turning the pages.
Certain writers look down their noses at plot, and I think I might have been one of them until I tried it.
I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when I let them loose!
I don't think I'm a natural novelist. Plot is definitely one of my weaker points. I've been working on it a long time, and it's not getting much better.
For me, plot always comes out of character, so I had to be sure of my characters.