Thinking It Out

On September 26, 2012, Courtney Arzu wrote, I'm an extremely young author...But I would like to know how to set up a story/novel. I can begin a story but I can't seem to finish because I haven't thought it out. I don't know what I'm going to do, what the main climax is going to be or how I'm going to end it. I just wanted to ask: What "outline" would be best for creating the plot? I've tried multiple things, but I always end up writing halfway through and get stuck at my mid point. I don't li...