Journaling Writing Revising Publishing

Writers who have never outlined often misunderstand it. It’s not formulaic — it gives you a strong, cohesive, well-paced narrative. It doesn’t constrain you from adding details later; rather, it helps you be more creative with details because you’ve already structured the story.

I can't speak for anyone else's working process, but I'm going to set down here the process I've developed over the years, which I've found gives me the most benefits.

These include: pretty much eliminating writers block, increased effiency, being able to knock out a draft in a fraction of the time it took me before, and a more consistent, solid story.