Sandra Proto asked Loretta Livingstone:

Do you use an outline?

Loretta Livingstone Hi Sandra. Thank you for asking. I start with an idea, and I usually know how I want it to begin and end. I may make notes for what I want in each chapter. Sometimes though, I just get totally inspired and catch as much as I can of what I want, before I stop to decide on an outline. Wiith the medieval story I am working on at the moment, the entire story caught me by surprise and I wrote the first chapter before I considered what was going to happen further into the book. Then I let it lie fallow for a while and worked on something else. When I came back to it, I had a much clearer idea of the direction I wanted to take it in. I may write an ending to it before I have got too far into the story, to give me an idea of where I am headed.
Up until now, my stories have been quite short, so only needed a sketchy outline, almost just in my head. That will change as my stories become longer, and I do find myself making more notes now before I start getting too carried away.

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