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![]() Not going to lie, I’ve been putting this one off until I had done ample research. Why? Because there is so much that goes into outlining the story. I’ve had a really interesting time with this and I must admit, I very briefly outlined my original story because I just wanted to get something down, start to finish so that I could leave it for six months and then go back to it with fresh eyes and analyse. That idea went straight out of the window because, if you’ve been reading my blogs, you’ll know that I am super-analytical and can’t go five minutes without reflecting on what I’ve written… it’s a burden. As a result, my story now doesn’t even marginally resemble my original story outline. I found myself starting to write the book itself and I am really happy with chapter one (which I’m considering putting out there for you lovely people to read) but then I went off my original story and went on a bit of a tangent. What was originally going to be a paranormal thriller has turned into a crime thriller. Go figure. So, after learning a bit more about my characters and the world that they live in, I’ve decided to go back to the story board and do some more outlining now that I know exactly how I want the story to go. My original outline was so simple but, if you hadn’t already guessed, I’m going deeper. Therefore, I need a structure. I need a plan. It’s not that outlining doesn’t work but it needs time. So, this is the seven-step structure that I’m going to follow. Courtesy of the Writer’s Digest at www.writersdigest.com – Not sponsored, by the way!
Okay, well what about structure? We will be touching on that in the next blog piece – there are lots of different ways to structure the novel. Outlining is about knowing what the content should be and structure is how it all comes together. Some authors don’t even outline their stories because it’s not something that works for them. It just goes to show that you must do what works for you! So, if outlining isn’t your thing, don’t worry… just free-write and see what comes. It’s how I do all my blogs. Free-writing is also a good way to overcome writer’s block, too… but that’s another story for another blog! What do you think? What methods do you use? Do they work? Let me know and until next time, thank you for reading!
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