Act One: Setting the scene (or, why pantsing is inherently risky in storytelling)
Novelists often talk about being ‘plotters’ or ‘pantsers’ – ie those who write ‘by the seat of their pants with no forward planning. I have heard committed pantsers tell me that any form of planning beyond the most basic idea ‘disrupts the integrity of the writing’ and leads to a lack of spontaneity.