This month, I’m coordinating posts for the Fictorians. Our theme is about things we’ve learned this year. This post details one principle of writing that I feel I’ve learned a great deal about. And it’s a lot of fun.
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iN RESPONSE TO QUERY LETTERS, PUBLISHERS REQUEST THAT I SEND THE FULL FIRST CHAPTER, PERHAPS A SECOND, THE FINAL CHAPTER, AND A DETAILED OUTLINE OF THE REST OF THE BOOK. wHAT WAS LEFT TO ME AS A MEANDERING WRITER OF DENSE PROSE WAS MONTHS OF MISERY, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO OUTLINE AFTER THE FACT.
yOUR FRAMEWORK OUTLINE IS SENSIBLE NOT ONLY AS A TOOL FOR WRITING A FIRST DRAFT, BUT ALSO FOR RECOGNIZING CLEARLY HOW YOUR STORY HANGS TOGETHER. SHOULD YOU NEED TO PROVIDE AN AGENT OR PUBLISHER WITH A DETAILED OUTLINE, YOUR JOB IS EASIER: WITH A SKELETON OUTLINE BEFOREHAND, AN AUTHOR CAN MORE EASILY RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAJOR PLOT LINE OR CHARACTER AND THE SECONDARY OR NON-PIVOTAL AND ADD THEM TO THE FLESHED-OUT OUTLINE ACCORDINGLY.
Tip top stffu. I’ll expect more now.