{"id":42136,"date":"2012-04-26T17:56:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T17:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/04\/26\/outline-10-done\/"},"modified":"2012-04-26T17:56:10","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T17:56:10","slug":"outline-10-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/04\/26\/outline-10-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Outline 1.0: DONE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not-quite-five pages later, version 1.0 of my outline is complete. I had a couple of creative breakthroughs last night – those “oh\u00a0duh\u00a0<\/em>of course<\/em> that had to be the real motivation behind [insert plot point here]” moments that outliners talk about – and I think I have a solid outline to start with. It’s by no means done, because I can feel that there are places it’s sagging a bit, and I’ve sent it off to friends to take a look at where, why, and how I can bolster it.<\/p>\n

But it’s a satisfying goal to reach, that’s for sure. I’ve never done such an extensive amount of research and outlining before (as little as it actually was compared to, say, an actual historical novel), and having a road map is much more helpful than I’d thought it would be. \u00a0I’ve even started writing down scraps of scenes and dialogue, because the story is so clear in my head. \u00a0Am I intrigued by my own damn novel? YUP! I would have eaten this up as a younger reader and today, too, would be overjoyed to find it on the shelves.<\/p>\n

That’s a good sign. =)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not-quite-five pages later, version 1.0 of my outline is complete. I had a couple of creative breakthroughs last night – those “oh\u00a0duh\u00a0of course that had to be the real motivation behind [insert plot point here]” moments that outliners talk about – and I think I have a solid outline to start with. It’s by no … <\/p>\n

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