Posts Tagged ‘outline’
6 Reasons to Pants Your Book
In an earlier video, I noted the benefits of #outlining a book. But in full transparency, I’m prone to #pantsing, myself. And I want you to understand that even though outlining can be great, you’re not “wrong” if your way of writing is to wing it. So, to balance the earlier video, these are the…
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There’s nothing wrong with pantsing a manuscript — I’ve done it and loved it. But here, I give you half a dozen reasons why plotting it all out makes sense. Watch/Subscribe For me, when I used an outline to write, the biggest thing that stuck out to me was the third point in the video…
Read MoreWhat Is Reverse Outlining?
Pacing, plot consistency, and emotional impact are critical to make your book successful. If yours is a little off, try reverse outlining. This video shares the basic steps. Watch/Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Ovdz1PY9E Think of this as finding a statistical way to verify whether you are meeting your intent. You’re trying to use page length and word count to…
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