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I have wanted to write a novel for the past three years. I have read books on writing and taken online courses. Some of that material recommended not using an outline to write a book, and some re...
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2019-12-08T05:07:29Z (about 5 years ago)
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user9885
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2019-12-08T05:07:29Z (about 5 years ago)
I have wanted to write a novel for the past three years. I have read books on writing and taken online courses. Some of that material recommended not using an outline to write a book, and some recommended using an outline initially. No matter which way I have chosen to proceed, I have felt guilty about about my choice a little ways in to the process. Then, my perfectionist tendencies shut me down. Just this past week, however, I decided that I was going to do what feels right to me and get to work! I discovered my own personal method involves writing without an outline, and then creating an outline when I am done to generate the next revision. And it has gone well! I've written a few pages! To this end, I found this article on the Internet: [https://grubstreet.org/grub-daily/to-outline-or-not-to-outline/](https://grubstreet.org/grub-daily/to-outline-or-not-to-outline/). Is there, in fact, a hybrid method to writing a novel that involves both pantsing (writing by the seat of ones pants) and plotting?
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System
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2016-03-12T02:23:03Z (almost 9 years ago)
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