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Whenever we stare at that first blank
page of a new manuscript, we ask ourselves a question, What opening scene
would make me interested in reading the book? No, this isn’t rhetorical.
It’s a genuine question.
For...
It’s a lot like
the Golden Rule—whoever has the gold makes the rules. Whoever has the outline
writes the story.
As you have
probably realized, the outline is the last step in the, ahem, outlining
process....
Well,
not everybody can be Batman, but everybody does need a Robin. Even Joker
has his own Robin, but that’s a far darker storyline.
With
the summary complete, we now have a better understanding of who...
Easy, Breezy, Summary
You remember the summaries that you
hated writing for your language teachers? Well, guess what? We’re doing them.
If only to avoid later confusion, let us
quickly define two words...
Everybody dies! Well, not all of them.
#thanksmarkruffalo
But yes, this is the part of the
outlining process where you spoil the story by writing out the beginning and
ending scenes. Keep in mind that...