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Outlining Your Novel

(2011)
Map Your Way to Success
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Acclaim for Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success



"Not into outlining? Then someone did not demonstrate it for you the way Weiland has in her book. If you can make a quick trip grocery list, you can outline your next manuscript to benefit your process, using Weiland's guide." - Leslie Hultgren

"...this is one of the few writing craft books I have read start to finish, was easy to apply to my writing immediately, and helped me follow through on my first draft." - F. Colley

"Ms. Weiland presents a wonderful roadmap for writing while still encouraging you to take those sidetrips that will make your story better. I feel like I can walk the 'high wire' of my imagination because I have the safety net of my outline below it all." - D. Hargan

About the Book



Let outlines help you write a better book!

Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer's arsenal. Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:

Help you choose the right type of outline for you
  • Guide you in brainstorming plot ideas

  • Aid you in discovering your characters

  • Show you how to structure your scenes

  • Explain how to format your finished outline

  • Instruct you in how to use your outline

  • Reveal the benefits:

    Ensures cohesion and balance
  • Prevents dead-end ideas

  • Provides foreshadowing

  • Offers assurance and motivation

  • Dispel misconceptions:


  • Requires formal formatting
  • Limits creativity

  • Robs the joy of discovery

  • Takes too much time



    More Praise for Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success



    "...this book has revolutionized the way I think about plotting and outlining and, after months of wishing I could find the 'joy of writing' again, I finally have it." - Ashley March

    "Each chapter deals with a specific topic and builds a clear idea of the task ahead, and as a great plus every chapter ends with an interview with a published author, explaining how they work their outlines and their personal methods." - Marcus J. Pinto

    "...a brilliant tool for any person wanting to learn more about the craft of writing." - Cherie Reich

    If your writing has benefitted from Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird or Stephen King's On Writing, you'll find further inspiration in Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success.

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