Is an Outline Required to Write Fiction?

I want to share with you a five minute tip from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. As a member of that organization I have discovered a wealth of information within the network of service providers and fellow writers. This past year Cassy joined the Board and started presenting 5 Minute Tips for writers and others in the publishing industry.

Here is 5 minute tip on the scientific reasons why an outline is necessary to write fiction.

 

Many of these tips hold little gems. Take five minutes and check them out. And now I don’t feel so bad about not outlining an entire book before writing it.

How do you start writing your fiction? Do you use an outline of any kind or do you just start writing or typing?