Reaction Post: Start With This: Outlining
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nightvalepresentsverseOutlining your story is like a puzzle for plot. In this episode, we talk about how mapping out what will happen before you start writing gives your story shape, and makes it much easier to write. This way, you can land a satisfying ending and give focus to your process to free your brain up for new discoveries.
Consume: Listen to The Shadows, a six-episode podcast series by Kaitlin Prest.
Create: Write a six section outline with a max word count of 60 words for each section. Give your project a beginning, middle, and end. Have the character’s growth matches the plot, and that the ending is set up by the structure. The goal is to figure out what happens within each section.
Listen, discuss.
(Note: If you want to share your work feel free to comment here OR post it as a new post! Please use the tag start with this: creations and tag proper trigger/content warnings in accordance with the rules.)
Consume: Listen to The Shadows, a six-episode podcast series by Kaitlin Prest.
Create: Write a six section outline with a max word count of 60 words for each section. Give your project a beginning, middle, and end. Have the character’s growth matches the plot, and that the ending is set up by the structure. The goal is to figure out what happens within each section.
Listen, discuss.
(Note: If you want to share your work feel free to comment here OR post it as a new post! Please use the tag start with this: creations and tag proper trigger/content warnings in accordance with the rules.)
