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Q&A How much outlining is needed?

I am working on a series of novels and it didn't take long into writing the first one that I realized the need to do some more outlining. My question is how complete does my outline need to be bef...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Acumen Simulator‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question novel outline
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:33:51Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24486
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Acumen Simulator‭ · 2019-12-08T05:33:51Z (over 4 years ago)
I am working on a series of novels and it didn't take long into writing the first one that I realized the need to do some more outlining.

My question is how complete does my outline need to be before I start writing?

I've got my first two novels outlined pretty well and just rough outlines of the next 3. The first novel does have a few minor gaps in my outline but I'm wondering if I should deal with those when they come up in the writing or complete the outline before starting.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-09-06T15:12:10Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 2