Sometimes. I do for novels.
Mostly with stories I just start writing and see where I end up.
I’ve had some success with writing “out of order” - if I think of a good scene but it won’t come until later in the story I will write it when I think of it, then drop it in later when I’ve reached the point where it fits.
My Nude Day contest story I wrote the beginning, then the ending, then the middle, then scrapped and rewrote the ending.
Short answer: I have no pattern to how I write.
Mostly with stories I just start writing and see where I end up.
I’ve had some success with writing “out of order” - if I think of a good scene but it won’t come until later in the story I will write it when I think of it, then drop it in later when I’ve reached the point where it fits.
My Nude Day contest story I wrote the beginning, then the ending, then the middle, then scrapped and rewrote the ending.
Short answer: I have no pattern to how I write.