The Solo Writer's Curriculum
Preparation: Activities

10. Outlining

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plan the way to the end of your story.

Whilst some writers just like to wing it, many (probably a majority) prefer to plan their story in advance. And, like any writing practice, there are lots of different ways to do it. This module presents a selection of those. Look for common threads as well as unique insights from this set of writers.

Core Texts

These are the texts I would recommend if you don’t look at anything else. I feel they provide useful information and ideas.

Recommended Texts

These are some other texts that I think are useful.

General outlining

Approaches to outlining

Practical methods

Story bibles

Additional Texts

These are some other texts that might be useful to certain people, but are a bit more niche.

Examples