Part of having a disability is I struggle to put my thoughts to words, which makes plotting hard. Not saying I don't plot at all, I generally know what I want a story to be about what I want the theme of, how it will end, but the words, scenes, dialogue and every thing else I can't do. The only way I've ever been able to do that is write literally the first thing that comes to mind. Same thing with essays, and than I refine and rework it later, some time it's the second or third version I use.
Is there an easier better, or anything I can try to improve the process
Hello there.
Many people struggle with this same problem. There are many ways to plot a novel or story, and it always depends on which one is best for you. If writing on-the-spot comes best to you, I would recommend keeping your plot-outline as vague as possibly to give you the creative freedom to fill in the blanks. One important thing about writing a rough draft is to always remember: it's okay to be rough. Your first draft can suck. That's okay! Most writers' first drafts are kind of cringey, but that's why it's called a rough draft. The rough draft must exist before you can refine it. So feel free to write whatever comes to mind, and then, once you have all of these messy words down, it's much easier to go over them and work it out.
One idea is to just write a blurb of the story. One whole page of the major points you want to happen in your story, and then, when writing the actual rough draft, make sure you integrate these things into it. Or, you can do a point by point outline, except simplified. You write the inciting incident, a couple of important scenes you know will be happening, the climax and ending, and viola! Then, you fill in the blanks during your rough draft.
The best part is that you can always change anything. You don't have to worry about being too perfectionistic with your first draft, because it's not meant to be perfect. All your first draft has to do is exist.
I hope this helped.
God bless, and happy writing.
— M
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