THE EXCITING JOURNEY OF Writing
a Fictional Book
"IT'S A LUXURY BEING A WRITER,
BECAUSE ALL YOU EVER THINK ABOUT IS LIFE."
AMY TAN
BECAUSE ALL YOU EVER THINK ABOUT IS LIFE."
AMY TAN
I don't know how you feel about it, but the amount of information out in the world about writing can be overwhelming. Everything we learn about must start at the beginning. Start with the outline. OMG, every author I have listened to or read about has an opinion about an outline. So why should I be different. I'm an author, I have an opinion, and here it is.
Since I have now written books with and without outlines I can now give my opinion for what its worth. I'm leaning towards "yes" do an outline. I think an outline is a good tool which allows the writer to see the story unfold without devoting unnecessary hours. If the outline is never completed the story will never be written. I'll move on. If the outline is completed I now have a road map to navigate with. However, if a writer finds that writing a story, one chapter at a time, from start to finish works for them, then I would say go ahead and write. There is a point to all this. I repeat, there is no right way or wrong way to get your story out of your head and onto paper. There is one point though that can never be disputed. That is if you want to write-------write. No excuses, no delays, just write. #jamespatterson,#outline,#outlineyourstory,#beawriter,#fearofwriting,#learntowrite,#masterclass,#noexcuse,#lovetowrite,#howtowriteastory |
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September 2018
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