Talk to me, people.

[only_more_love]

For those writers who outline or do intensive pre-planning, will you tell me what your process is like?  

ETA:  If you're willing to share a sample outline, I'd love to see it. 

Answer anonymously if you want.  Answer even if we're not "friends."  Answer even if you just stumbled across this post and have no idea who I am.  

(And hell yes, I'm spamming today.) *g*

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[ladysophiekitty.livejournal.com]

I don't plan. I'm the "make up as I go along just knowing a few places where I might stop by along the way" The few times I did plan...well, it didn't turn out well. I too have been asking people though, so I might post as I get more answers. One friend told me this:
The way I plan is I write what is going to happen in a chapter on a note card, one chapter per note card. That way I know what is going to happen but it isn't too overly detailed

Another friend said keep in mind the 5 C's while planning: characters, conflict, complications, climax, and conclusion.

And of course do a lot of what if's. You know how when you come up with something you start going "Oooh, what if this happened?" or whatever? I like to write those down so I can remember.