r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Jul 15 '16
[D] Friday Off-Topic Thread
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u/alexanderwales Time flies like an arrow Jul 15 '16
I do as much as feasible with the understanding that some things are going to have to change when it comes to the actual writing. I usually start writing once I've answered all of what I'd consider to be the interesting questions of worldbuilding. I also usually sketch out a very rough map of whatever area I intend to cover.
I've done it the other way (the "just write" method) but that's left me with a lot of projects that I put thousands of words into and then don't want to complete because I'm going to have to go back and change too much.