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The Middle Chapters are the Sh*t Sandwich and How to Survive Them
The Middle Chapters are the Sh*t Sandwich and How to Survive Them

The sag happens when you've written your opening scene, the characters have set off on the quest, the primary plot driver is in place, and now you're shrugging your shoulders, going... now what?

Pantsing vs. Outlining: How I Stopped Deleting Entire Chapters.
Pantsing vs. Outlining: How I Stopped Deleting Entire Chapters.

The blank page is a liar. It promises you total freedom but often delivers a dead-end by Chapter 4. In this first Loom breakdown, I dive into why writing 'by the seat of your pants' almost cost me my first book and how I transitioned to a high-utility outlining workflow in Quill Loop. If you’ve ever had to delete an entire chapter because you lost the thread, this one is for you.

Should you take your pants off to write?
Should you take your pants off to write?

When a lot of writers start their first novel, they assume the process is pretty simple: you open your text editor of choice, type out "In the beginning..." (or some variant), hamm...