You're likely looking at the possible organization methods and wondering why you should bother with any of them. You're a hobbyist, not a professional; you write when the urge hits you.
I started my novels the same way. I took a beginning and wrote. It got a bit frustrating whenever I wrote myself into a corner, but hey, it was good practice, right?
Until I kidnapped the wrong character.
My originally rich, intriguing universe with the parallel plot novel flopped there. I realized to my dismay that the plot strands had tangled into a horrid knot and my plot was expressing a message I completely did not want to convey. Now, all those hours of writing it have been practically wasted. I may never return to that novel.
All because I couldn't be bothered to organize what I wanted my story at the start.
Organization makes it easier to write other things, too. Knowing your main points will make writing that article or research paper a whole lot easier, and organizing the chapters (and content) of a tutorial book will make it easier to write coherently.
Does that mean that everyone should plan out their works to the same degree before he sits down to write? No. Some people work best from knowing what will be in each chapter of that book. Others just need a theme.
But either way, you're still planning.
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