I think this is the best place to post this, but I was going through my saved posts before deleting my Reddit account and thought that a lot of writers on Lemmy/Fediverse might be able to enjoy this one.
There’s some great tips in these comments but this archive snapshot will make sure that information isn’t lost.
Feel free to add your own tips here in the Fediverse as well!
To expand a bit on point 1 - you won’t truly know what you are until you try. I wanted desperately to be a pantser, wrote a terrible novel, and hated every moment of it. Then I tried planning and I’m having a much better time.