Tips for Writing a Novel Outline that Tells the Whole Story

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Tips for Writing a Novel Outline that Tells the
Whole Story
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An outline can be written as a summary of major
events or chapter by chapter.
How should you write a good outline?
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Visit the literary agents website for submission
guidelines and type of outline to provide.
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The novel outline tells exactly what happens in
the story. Dont dramatize or leave it as a
mystery for a literary agent or editor.
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Start by writing a summary of what happens in the
beginning, middle, and end of each chapter of
your novel.
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What to Include in Your Outline.
Ask yourself these questions

• In the beginning... What is my lead characters
  problem to solve?

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• In the middle... What obstacles do I foresee
  keeping her from solving the problem?

• In the end... How does the lead character
  eventually solve the problem?

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Develop more details from the summary. And
remember, an outline is not cast in stone add
scenes, take out those that dont work, or
rearrange scenes for more impact.
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If you construct an outline as you write the
novel, it is a a great tool for keeping track of
details.
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