I was wondering how you guys and gals went about formulating boot orders for the season? I just wanted to ask around to see if people did anything like me, and wanted to hear other's formulas and gain some advice.
Anyways, when I do boot orders I sort of tend to plan them as I write the story. For example, in my old fic, Viti Levu, both of the boots were not confirmed before I started writing the episode. I made the decision about a little ways through writing, as I already had a pretty good conflict started between them and another castaway, so I could smoothly eliminate him without breaking up the flow of the narrative. I tend to think about plots solely before I write so as I begin writing, whoever has the weakest, or in most cases easiest plot to either wrap up or could be a catalyst for exploding an already developing plot, I can easily write and develop the episode arc of the boot as well.
I have seen a lot of people say that they have planned the entire boot order and narrative of the story. Often times when I try to do this, I primarily end up giving up on the fanon all together either due to believing I won't do the characters justice or just lack motivation to write the story. Though, with my recent way, I tend to find myself excited to write.
To make a long story short, my goal of this blog was to just receive advice from fellow writers about how they formulate their boot orders and decide on which characters go home at what time. As of now my formula works fairly well in my current season, but I want to hear other's ideas about how they formulate the story and if there are any tips anyone is willing to share in order to strengthen my writing.