Love the responses from everyone!! I think its very beneficial for people to hear the different ways people go about their development process. I for one, have certainly been helped by the posts made in this thread.
One random thing I wanna say is... a lot of times I get ideas for ZC without actually having a quest to go with it. I find that having a place to put these general ideas is also very helpful, especially if you find somewhere you can use it later.
These don't necessarily have to be things like dungeon gimmicks or puzzle ideas, but they can also be things like general quest structures or gameplay ideas you like.
