The Shopping List Theory of Outlining

So last night, I did a bit more fine-tuning of the outline of a new book. This will be the first time I've ever outlined a story so thoroughly. Until now, I've been of the jump-right-in kind of writer. But this time, I've stumbled into a different approach. Now, I'm hoping that the time invested now will result in a closerapproximation to a finished manuscript later.

I began the outlining somewhat accidentally. Just a few notes about this and that. You know the kind. You jot it down just so you w