@ ptvjaime I have done it once or twice as well and it for sure makes life a lot easier.
@ valar morghulis I'm going to at least see how far I can go with a chapter outline, but for sure leave some space for wiggle room. I am just hoping that it will prevent me from losing motivation in the long run.
I'm most definitely a plotter. I sit down and flesh out all of my characters, jot down the basic plotline, make sure I have enough to keep it going and I pre-write until my fingers fall off. Seriously, I'm the queen of pre-writing. I won't post a story until I have at least five or more chapters pre-written. It just seems so much easier.
I normally don't outline, but I wrote an outline for a scene and it's turning out to be easier to write with the outline. So I'm probably going to start legitimately outlining.
Having something to drink helps too.