Jana Richards on Plotting and Outlining
Writing an outline for the plot of a novel is a little like planning a trip. It helps you figure out what direction your novel is going to take and what your major plot points are going to be, but still allows room for creativity.
What is outlining?
It’s writing out all the events of your plot from the beginning of your novel until the end. There are many ways to outline. You can do a quick set of notes on one page, write out scenes on index cards, scribble the highlights about each scene on Post-it notes that you can change and move around, or complete comprehensive scene-by-scene analysis that you keep in separate binders. There’s no wrong way to outline, just the right way for each individual writer.
To read some are some reasons for writers to outline their novel before they start writing go to http://bit.ly/vKD6l1
Sharon Buchbinder
RT Book Reviews Nominee for Best Erotic Fiction Book of 2011
www.sharonbuchbinder.com/blog
Fireworks for the Mind--Surprising and Sizzling!
What is outlining?
It’s writing out all the events of your plot from the beginning of your novel until the end. There are many ways to outline. You can do a quick set of notes on one page, write out scenes on index cards, scribble the highlights about each scene on Post-it notes that you can change and move around, or complete comprehensive scene-by-scene analysis that you keep in separate binders. There’s no wrong way to outline, just the right way for each individual writer.
To read some are some reasons for writers to outline their novel before they start writing go to http://bit.ly/vKD6l1
Sharon Buchbinder
RT Book Reviews Nominee for Best Erotic Fiction Book of 2011
www.sharonbuchbinder.com/blog
Fireworks for the Mind--Surprising and Sizzling!
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