No plan survives enemy contact. Well, worded around properly for the topic should be "No idea survives outlining/writing." And while I know this may not be the case for everyone, it is my method of planing and how it goes horribly wrong. To explain properly, the way I handle a story idea is pretty simple, and I'll use my Saber Alter/Irisviel thingy that I am writing as an example: Someone makes certain comment/I read something interesting/I ...
So we can blog now? ... I have plans to use this. ... Beautiful Pla~~~ans