Wow sorry for the late response. I've been pretty busy.
If you happen to find a plugin (please don't trouble yourself looking for one) then please let me know!
Agreed. Definitely feels more rewarding.
Yeah that's how I've been going about this as well. Sometimes it just depends on my mood or more accurately where my brain is currently at. One day I'll be hammering away at story/event ideas just because that's all I've been thinking about and another I could be working on map stuff because I saw a tutorial or have an design idea. I mean there are days or a week I'm focused on specific things because I feel like they need to be done, whether I feel like it or not. But in most situations I've been going mostly by feel.