I tried outlining. I also tried story-boarding, and creating story maps using yellow post-its, and a few other ways. I found I like weaving all over the place as I write. It’s a sloppy, creative process but I enjoy it.
by Jean M. Cogdell
Maybe- Maybe not.
It’s your book, you make the rules.
Different strokes for different folks. Me, I’m trying to be more organized in my writing this year. Only time will tell if I’m successful. LOL
However, I find outlining is a bit of a mystery.
Outlining an unwritten book is weird because you don’t know what will happen. It’s not the same as outlining a book read for a class assignment. No the formal process of outlining a book idea is as foreign to me as Spanish or French. I know just enough to embarrass myself.
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Michael Seidel, writer 
I’ve tried outlining. Doesn’t work for me. And I’ve tried and tried to make it work.
Recently bought Scrivener, and I’m still trying to figure it out.
Mostly, I just make notes at the end of my Word file as inspiration hits.
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I bought and tried Scrivener as well. It wasn’t as intuitive as I’d hoped and ended up becoming a project, generating demands for my time to learn, use and manage it. I reverted to my Word ways.
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I’ve outlined two novels I’ve written – both complex with a ton of characters. But if the story is simple, the characters few, I find I don’t need an outline.
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