Writing Tip: To Plot or Not to Plot

via Writing Tip: To Plot or Not to Plot

Personally, I would use that template, or make notes to plan out specific scenes in my novels; however, in the plotting process, I actually end up pantsing a huge chunck of the story, because the characters end up driving the story in a completely different direction.

Are you a plotter or a pantser? If you are a plotter, or if you both plot and pants your novel, what are your general plotting methods?