There’s a Wattpad writer friend of mine who is in the midst of planning and writing a 12-book series. I asked him about his planning process and he said he thinks about everything even down to key thoughts and pieces of dialogue all the way to the end.
I did ask him about what happens if he comes up with other ideas while writing and if he allows the story to step away from the plan or not. Haven’t gotten a response as of yet.
I find planners impressive. I don’t usually think that far ahead, and if I ever do, it quickly goes out the window as I write anyway 
I just let it all happen for the first draft. My first drafts are often riddled with glaring plot holes when I look back.
You probably feel like that because you’re the writer and you know everything 
If you think, for a moment, “muahahaha! this is a great plot twist”, hold that thought, cherish it, and do the plot twist. Worry about what readers will think later. The first draft is for you.
I can’t remember whose quote this is but there’s a quote that goes “the first draft is you telling yourself the story” or something like that (was it Pratchett? idk).
It’s so true.
Try to relax about it 
You’re doing great! 
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Everyone, thank you all so much for answering! I greatly appreciate it!
I’ll try not to stress too much about it since I am only in the first drafting stage.
Again, thank you all so much!
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i do this a lot. trust me, it’s like the weirdest thing but i feel like it’s hugely because we have an overactive perfectionist imagination in which we have to know the plot points all the way until the end in order to write a book before it’s even started, never mind completed. i do this religiously. it’s entirely a terrifying thing because even i end up stressing sometimes that maybe it’s not a good thing but that’s mostly because, since i know my own story from beginning to end in detail of what will happen, i’ve already satisfied my author mind, and therefore motivation is something that i sometimes lack in terms of writing. like i really know everything about my book, it’s original, i can talk to someone about it but the energy to write it is just so low.
however, there are ways to help.
for example, using an organisational way to keep on top of your plot so you don’t forget it (like me) i use plotfactory for this. also to make sure that you allow yourself to note down possible changes (bc you might get an idea half-way through that changes some plotlines that you might consider to be better and less predictable.) also, trust in the process. you’ve got the hard part down, which is the plot and the way that the book progresses, climaxes or ends. some authors don’t always know or have an idea of these things when starting to write a book, some authors meticulously plans it.
i think it’s normal to create wild plot twists that you get excited about in your own book, it means you’re passionate. you need something to keep you and the readers entertained, and by the sound of it, these plot twists will most likely keep the readers on their toes if you play it right. you’re not jumping the gun, you’re supposed to think about all the possibilites of your book before you start writing it! otherwise, if you decide to change something and you needed to implement it in the beginning but you’ve already written chapters, it can be hard to rewrite and it’ll feel like you just wasted your time.
much love.
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Update:
AuDHD has something to do with that. I am hard on myself because of it.
