Avi Blog » flight controls http://www.avi-writer.com/blog Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:40:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Writing by the seat of your pants http://www.avi-writer.com/blog/2012/11/writing-by-the-seat-of-your-pants/ http://www.avi-writer.com/blog/2012/11/writing-by-the-seat-of-your-pants/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:01:47 +0000 Avi http://www.avi-writer.com/blog/?p=741 Continue reading →]]> flight controlsThe expression “flying by the seat of your pants” is a term that seems to come from the early days of aviation. At that time, there was little or no instrumentation to tell you how your airplane was flying, how your engines were functioning, where you were, and in what direction you were headed. So you felt—via the seat upon which you sat—all those things.

There are writers who know exactly what they are doing, where they are going, and—so to speak—all about the book they are piloting so they can bring the ship down for a perfect landing. I have written books when I have known all those things, too. Nice work when you can get it. Not at the moment. In my current project I’ll be flying on—if you will—when I suddenly say to myself, “No! Not that way. Better go this way.” Or, “Look out! You are about to crash!” Or, “You are in the fog. Find a way out!”

To continue this not-so-lofty metaphor, I am hoping that the passengers—my readers—won’t notice all these lurches and turbulence. I hope that we’ll land in the airport safely—wherever that might be. But … best keep your seatbelts buckled.

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