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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...
Have to be honest,
there wasn’t a 2.0… or even a 1.0…
At this stage
in outlining, we don’t need to know every character. Instead, we only need to
create the main characters who will help us understand...
Please
don’t sue us Build-A-Bear…
Blurbs—that
is, back-cover description of a book—are an essential tool in a writer’s
arsenal because it allows us to gauge interest in a story. Starting with a
blurb before...
It’s
you. You’re the idea machine. Step one? Create an idea. Step two? Well, there
is no step two.
Okay,
okay. Fine. Let’s break it down a little more, shall we? Ideation is the first
step in outlining,...