In writing are you plotter, pantster or something in between

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A pantster is someone who basically 'flies by the seat of their pants' as they are writing their story. They know who the hero and heroine are, how they meet, what keeps them apart, and maybe how they get back together. Other than that, they often have little idea of how the story it going to go. Of course, all authors are slightly different, some pants more and some pants less.

A plotter is someone who sits down and plots out every bit of their work. They work from an outline and know where their story is going from beginning to end. They will have their major plot points worked out ahead of time, and from what I understand, tend to have fewer “surprises” as they are writing, which can be wonderful.

I'm something between a plotter and an hardcore plotter.

I've found that having at least a mental outline of the whole story is most helpful in avoiding writers' block. Otherwise I find myself stuck in how to continue the story. I'm definitely a plotter.

It might look like I'm a pantster since I usually write school papers at the last minute and only do revisions when the teacher makes us (I hate critiques and looking back at my work), but I actually believe I'm more of a plotter. The reason I do my papers at the last minute is because I spend so much time in advance writing and correcting in my head before I even start on the thing.