The guide · Writing Guide for Outlining
Outline BeforeYou Draft
A practical guide to planning your first novel.
Because “I’ll figure it out as I go” is not a plan.
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What it is
Plan it, before you write it.
Outline Before You Draft is a guide made for you to figure out your story. To plan it, before you write it.
In this, you will work on your characters, conflicts, plot, & the direction.
Who is it for?
For writers who…
- Have a story living rent-free in their head
- Keep coming up with ideas but struggle to turn them into a complete story
- Start drafting before they know where the story is going
- Have 10 scenes & no plot
- Have a plot & absolutely no idea how to connect the damn things
- Want someone to help them make sense of the story before they start drafting
What’s inside · six chapters
What you’ll discover
- Why Outlining?
- How Can I Help?
- Introduction
- Starting a Story
- Choosing a Story
- Building Characters
- Building Your Plot
- Choosing Your POV
- Your Outline Is Ready
- Resources
Who wrote itHi, I am Moon,
Hi, I am Moon,
the person behind
Moonlit Editorial.
I'm a writer, editor, & a lifelong overthinker of fictional people & their problems.
I wanted to create the kind of space I would have wanted as a writer — practical, thoughtful, encouraging, & occasionally willing to say, “Darling, that plot is not going to work.”
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