#outlining your novel

[thepinkravynreads]

Should I Outline as a Pantser? 5 Outlining Methods Suited for Pantsers | The Writer’s Guild

Here are my five tips to outline your novel—even if you're a pantser like me. #writingtips #theravynwrites #TheWritersGuild #writingchallenge #writingprompts

If you’re a pantser, you’re probably wondering if you *need* to outline. Continue reading Untitled

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#for pantsers #outlining methods #outlining your novel #pantser #The Writer&039;s Guild

[nibbelraz]

Falling back in love with your craft

#svsss #shang qinghua #scum villain #you know i think about how Shang Qinghua had an idea for PIDW and had to forgo it to cater to his fanbase #and how he met a reader that even if he shat on it loved his book and even helped to bring his real outline to life #i like to think he got back into writing in his new life and gets to make the stuff he wants #he's not pressured to do anything but create and just #fall in love with the process again #im projecting #✌️ but seriously it makes me insane to think about how even if shang Qinghua made that whole novel his number one hater still read it all #STILL loved part of the book so much #like it just makes me think theres always someone out there thatll see a peice of you in all your work and latch onto it to love #my art #nibbelraz

[the-wip-project]

With the big annual novel writing month coming up there’s a lot of excitement and preparation going on. 

The thing is, while doing Nano can be a great experience, it’s definitely not for everyone.

It’s overwhelming to a lot of people, takes a lot of time and energy, and is notorious for burning writers out. Most people quit well before reaching 50k, and among those rare few that make it across the finish line, many end up creatively exhausted and don’t write again for months.

Personally, I find that a slower more persistent approach is far more effective long term.

What if, instead of spending hours a day grinding out words in a blur of stress and exhaustion, you could write your novel in fifteen to twenty minutes a day?

That is my challenge. On November 1st, join me for a SloMo WriNo. Spend fifteen minutes writing, every day (or most days, we’ll discuss that in a later post) for a year, and by November 2024 you’ll have a novel completed.

And drop by the WIP Project discord. We’ll be able to encourage each other, do group sprints and share our progress.

More posts to come with all the details on how this will all work. Plus help on setting your word count goals, finding the time to write, and suggestions on the best ways to manage an outline and track your progress. Don't worry! It's going to be fun!

— Maree

#write your novel #slomowrino #writing challenge #nanowrimo #reverse outline

[possiblyawesometmblr]

as a writer, i feel absolutely zero sympathy for richard madoc. you're really telling me this dumbass's plan was to sit down and have a novel just pour out of him from start to finish. man had two whole years to write a novel and he didn't even have an ATTEMPT at an outline. 70% of his problems could have been solved if he just sat down and brainstormed a simple outline first and the other 30% came from locking a goddess in his house. he didn't need calliope he needed a goddamn writing 101 course

#title tbc by me #oh he had no ideas tho #that's like the FIRST thing they teach you #when he wrote at the top in arial font and that was it i fucking lost my mind #before you write a WORD of your novel get a basic ass outline #and don't give me the bit cause like. that's ALSO the point of an outline #you throw shit at the page until it sticks and develop from there #THEN you start writing the actual book #how are you lecturing about writing when you clearly don't know what the fuck you're doing #he dodged the question in the beginning about his process because he doesn't have one #richard madoc #ric madoc #sandman #sandman netflix #the sandman

[the960writers]

THE SIMPLEST WAY TO OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL (pantser-friendly!)

Abbie Emmons

Want to outline a novel without feeling overwhelmed? Maybe you’re a discovery writer or you just HATE PLOTTING and you want a simple, straightforward method of outlining that helps guide your story to success without taking all the joy out of the journey. If you can relate, today's video is for you!

A lot of writers ask me: “Abbie, What is your very first step to writing a new story?” “Do you create your characters first or do you outline your plot first?” “Do you fill out all your character profiles and scene cards before you begin?” “How long does my outline need to be?”

These are all great questions, and since my outlining process has evolved SO MUCH over the past few years, I thought now would be a perfect time to show you a behind-the-scenes look at my Preptober process. In this video, I'm going to share with you the very first steps I take when I set out to write a new story. These are the methods that I am currently using and would recommend to any writer who feels lost and overwhelmed when it comes time to outline.

#plotting #outlining #planning #how to write your novel #the process #Youtube #pantsing #discovery writing

[space-writes]

i have solved several plot problems today and all of them involved the time tested method of 'Simply Make Things Worse!'

#one of them was simply 'apply Lyzira to the problem' #which is going to make the rest of the book drastically reshape in interesting ways #not 100% if i'll keep her there but for now i think it solves a lot of issues #this book is simple Rizeth Deal With Your Issues: The Novel #obedience fic blogging #i have almost got 4/14 chapters outlined now #we're getting there

[hawnks]

in all ways except physically, i am here

#I FORGOT TIME EXISTS #I’ve been so busy lately that I FORGOT that my first official thesis appointment is coming up #I’ve got four days to write 25 pages and an outline for the rest of the novel AND they have to be good #so that my advisor doesn’t immediately regret taking me on NAJSJSJDJD #I’m just sooooooo unsure of what direction it should be going #becuase like it’s a coming of age novel primarily #but not for highschooler #like the second coming of age when you wake up and realize that your life is not what you expected it to be when you were ten and had #all those dreams and anything was possible and suddenly it just hits you that you will just have to #… go on living anyway #but that’s not the plot #the plot is a bunch of subterfuge and running from the past (literally) and figuring out why parents are the way they are #but idk idk #is it good enough? #am I doing the right thing? #can I commit to doing this for the rest of the year? #:< #I’ve had this line since the inception of these characters years ago and it’s like: #‘the van says hallelujah church of eskard on the side. at night they sleep in the back or at shitty roadside motels with vinyl headboards #and missing shower curtains #HELLO WAIT I FIGURED IT OUT #I UNDERSTAND NOW #A plot-> a bunch of hijinks that Agnes goes through in the hopes of regaining her sixth sense #B plot -> Agnes’ repressed misery about her fathers death has summoned a demon (bennet) who waits for her to decide #if she wants to make a deal with him/what that deal will be. eventually in a moment of weakness she asks him to love her in exchange for #her mortal body. thus begins a contentious friendship. he is inordinately kind to her. kinder than anyone has ever been. but at some #unspoken point in the future. he will consume her body. #C plot -> Bennet’s father (the devil) has begun the process of the apocalypse. he has to figure out where his allegiances lie and what #his feelings are towards his sister (Tilney) and his discarded mother are before it’s too late #DID IT FIGURED IT OUT

[amtrak12]

Man everytime I start thinking 'huh, maybe I can do NanoWrimo this year', I look at my Lucifer WIP and I feel utterly exhausted. :/

#oh outlining the second half is going great! I'm connecting all the dots #my draft: Oh my sweet summer child. Outlining is the easy part :) #me: *cries* #Literally how do people write long novels? How do they manage it without losing their minds? #Do they have coaches writing out their workouts for them each day and monitoring their heartrate and glucose levels #to tell them when to take rest and when it's time to do another interval workout? #Because I would really love the writing equivalent of a prorunner coach designing my schedule for me right now #Monday: Write scenes [x] and [y] with typing drills at the end to improve your speed. #Tuesday: Shake out with daydreams for 20 minutes and then marathon 5 TV episodes and write one page essays #about the implied characteristics of the protagonists displayed in each one. #No you don't get to daydream for longer. Do as coach says! #See? It would make life so much easier!! #Where's my physiological studies telling me when my brain needs to rest and when it needs to push through huh? #Writers need biology and data driven work schedules too! :(

[queer-ragnelle]

whoops wrote over 3k percival pov today

#i am a clown #this is no joke 8 books away from where i’m editing rn #why am i like this #write a timeline they said #outline your novels they told me #yeah well now this stuff happens #i can write scenes way tf out there now #ya happy????

[arimeghlen]

Ep 179 | The Merry Writer Podcast

Today we are talking about a plotting system, specifically the one that I have found the most useful. We may look at getting guests on the show who use other methods to discuss them and give an overview.  But in this episode, we ask and answer the question: “What Is The 7-Point Plot System?” Continue reading Untitled

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#7 point plot system #ari meghlen blog #Author Ari Meghlen #How to plot your novel #Outlining your story #Podcasts for writers #The Merry Writer Podcast #Using 7 beats to plot your novel #Writers Podcast

[incandescent-creativity]

The funniest part of my outline document is a part where I write down a specific line of dialogue I thought of, and then in parentheses it just says (Red flag!)

#sole split #if ur novel outline isn't fun to read then will your novel be? sources are skeptical

[moodr1ng]

honestly this may be hyper specific to me and my minds workings but i never finished writing a novel when i was telling myself or others i was writing a novel, but i did when i told myself and others i was writing a story and didnt call it a novel until it was novel-length. when i see people being like "i just outlined my first novel!" im like if youre at the outline part and this is your first attempt at longform writing you should maybe wait before calling that a novel

#idk maybe is just me #telling yourself your story is going to be longform when youve only ever written short stories and youre at the outline stage? #idk man i wouldnt go there anymore #esp if you fall into the trap of 'i wanted this to be a novel but its novella length so im gonna add more to it to make it a novel'

[suttttton]

oh my god groundhog day really is a novel

#one of the things with writing novels is that sometimes things just come up while you're writing them #just random stuff that you didn't put in your outline but comes to mind while you're typing #things about characters' pasts or background details or philosophical musings or whatever #it's one of the main thing that separates long form fiction from short form fiction #ANYWAY i thought groundhog day was too formulaic to be a real novel #i mean it's just the plot of tma twisted into a variety of shapes and used as a backdrop for character study #but no actually there are Thoughts here #(self harm cw for this next part) #(currently slaughter!melanie self harm thoughts which. who knows if that will actually make it into the story) #(but it sure is something i'd never thought about with the slaughter. violence turned against yourself etc)

[rosencrantzsguildenstern]

I GOT TOO INTO THE SWING OF IT AND DELETED A SIDEBLOG

#I MEAN NO SWEAT I WAS JUST USING IT TO PLAY AROUND WITH THEMES #BUT I ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT PLAYING AROUND WITH THEMES #I HAD NOTES IN THE DRAFTS TOO.......... WHICH IS A STUPID PLACE TO PUT THE OUTLINE OF YOUR NOVEL #BUT WHAT CAN I SAY #chitra.txt

[snekdood]

i feel like this guy rn about "heart shaped box"

#you ever *get* the message something is trying to convey w/o being able to express what its trying to convey with words #bc thats been me for years at this point sdhjvfvghssdhvgsgfdhvhvgfsdhvgfsd #omg i just realized.... this is how i am w my comic........ which is why i struggle so much with outlines or describing why things #happen or are a certain way #im very much a.... 'visuals' guy rather than a 'describing' guy... its why im writing a graphic novel and not just a novel novel. #i can convey themes and symbols with my art but not my words #honestly i need to stop demanding myself to describe shit that i already know what it looks like. #like when im writing a script i dont need to fuckin describe the setting im gonna fuckin draw it once the script is done anyways #and no ones gonna see the descriptions but me aND I ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE-- ugh #i hate that i feel the need to do that otherwise im 'not a real writer' or whatever tf. like idk maybe i just create in a different way #than you do jackass #being both a writer and drawing/painting/comic/etc artist means i get to do whatever i want w my writing fuck you #maybe ppl who cant draw hafta use more words but i honestly dont fuckin need to so fuck off w your pretentious bs

[osterby]

Another thing re x reader fics: if you're writing fic for an RPG and going for the same immersive self-insert feel of canon, you can try first person. Second person and x reader ask the reader to be the author's self insert, which may or may not actually work out. First person, on the other hand, does a great job of getting the reader aligned with the author's self insert, no matter if they're alike or not. First person is also the closest literary voice to the Player Character POV that most RPG video games use.

#This is about FFXIV :P #it shows up plenty in other RPG fandoms #but XIV is where I see it the most #It's especially noticible when “reader” or “you” or “Y/N” has specific traits that are obviously the author's WoL #or when the author tries to write around things like gender or fantasy species to make room for the reader's OC #but you can clearly see the outline of the author's OC in the empty space #First person is ideal for writing your own OC and getting the reader into the headspace you use when you roleplay them #and guys #you CAN just write your own OC #and first person has centuries of precedent #most of my favourite classic novels are in first person #First person is already really good for horror and mysteries #where a very tight perspective and limited outside knowledge is nessecary to cary the tone #but we're getting off topic now #my point is that first person is good and there should be more fic in first person