Beating a Book into Submission – Outline a Book in 5 Acts

Attribution to the British Library

In a recent conversation about writing, I mentioned that when I outline a book, I use the beat plot method but that first I Macro plot. I was met with some blank stares (on the internet it looks like this – “???”). So I thought I’d write up how I beat a book until it’s ready to be written.

My training was in theatre. Because of this, there are certain things I am locked into. I love breaking rules, though, and often do, but when I starta new project, the...