: Re: Asking about outlines and writing techniques How do I write an outline? And is it necessary for each story?

@Rivera824

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Outlining isn't necessarily straightforward, there are many ways of doing it, and you may not want to do it at all!
It's all a personal choice(unless this is for a school assignment). You can find many ways of outlining on the internet, but I'll lay a few out here...
First, you could plan the entire book from start to finish before you even start your first page. You would write out a basic plan for each chapter, maybe a few sentences, or if you want more detail, paragraphs about what each chapter should do for your story.
Another option is to plan as you go, planning a few chapters out and seeing where you end up after you write them. Writing always seems to help generate more ideas about what comes next. Many people find this to be an easy strategy to follow.
Finally, I'll tell you that you can just plan key points throughout your story and figure out how to connect them while you're actually writing.
The bottom line is you have to find what works for you, try different things and look up how people you read do it. Just make sure you get around to finishing your story.

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