Laurel McHargue, host of the podcast Alligator Preserves, visits with Annalisa Parent, writing coach and author of "Storytelling for Pantsers: How to Write and Revise Your Novel Without an Outline."

Annalisa discusses the benefits of planning and pantsing when it comes to writing a book, how neuroscience influences creativity, ways to work around writer's block, the evolution of language, and much more.