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Confession time: I'm chronically unable to outline anything. I've tried it a few times and it just ... kills the creativity for me. It's a lot more fun just follow the characters and see where they take me and clean up the plot after than try to rigidly follow a ✨plan✨.
2025-06-26 19:16:14
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Dorothy Kate Zett | author 📖 :
Here’s how it went for me.
Step 1: make an outline
Step 2: write
Step 3: realise you diverted too far from it
Step 4: panic (a little)
Step 5: keep writing until finished
Step 6: laugh at your original outline
2025-06-26 22:36:37
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Andrew Deibel :
I don’t outline, I just go with the flow.
2025-07-02 22:56:25
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eclipse :
I don't have an outline the characters just do what they do. I'm not in control, they are.
2025-07-26 01:44:36
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mia 📖 | reader & writer <3 :
honestly, i had like a MENTAL outline (crazy, right? lol) and i followed it decently. now, i got inspired (to change the entire start of the story — the start of the DOMINO EFFECT) and how my 2nd draft is like a 1st draft with how much i’m gonna rewrite 3 but im kinda excited HAH
2025-06-27 08:04:49
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E.w.paris📚#Author :
Sometimes things happen in my book and i totally hadn't planned for it 😂🤣 and it actually becomes better than the original idea or plot
2025-06-28 10:18:49
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Victoria J Parker :
As someone who is a meticulous planner I completely agree! I love planning, I work better with a plan, but I am absolutely okay with being surprised and adapting 🥰
2025-06-29 08:46:22
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Ellie Hallaron | Author :
This is so true!! Sometimes my fingers just start typing and I realize the story wants to do what it wants!!
2025-07-09 00:24:49
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C. Joeseph Baker (Author) :
For some reason my story always makes my outline the villain for imprisoning it. It usually tries to derail it by chapter 10 🤣😩
2025-06-26 19:59:42
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noureen :
I thought I was the only one who thought like this😭 glad I’m not alone
2025-07-24 17:29:41
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💜 :
rule number 1 on writing a good book: NEVER FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL PLOT
2025-06-28 09:05:32
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Natally :
I don't know what an outline is- At this point, my characters must exist in a parallel universe and I am just writing whatever they are doing, cause, for some reason, the universe has linked my mind with their universe. I DIDN'T CREATE THEM! THEY JUST CHOSE ME TO DOCUMENT THEIR STORY!
2025-07-07 13:55:34
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Gaydine :
this is why my outline mainly consists of major plot points. if I only plan something every 3 chapters then im free to follow my inspiration between
2025-06-26 20:24:47
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Amber MythKindle|Book Dragon🐉 :
Outline is suggestion and inspiration, helps with inconsistencies...but its flexible
2025-06-28 03:47:21
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Hicctooth_fan_forever :
I let it flow but I’m really worried about characters because I just add them when it feels right and I end up creating new characters for that spot
2025-07-10 05:22:42
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Noir :
I have an outline then add in more chapters along the way due to inspiration 😅
2025-07-07 03:26:46
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Esther Beck :
100% chaos. There’s no planning. Just jump on in and see what/who’s coming first….
2025-06-27 05:36:06
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Karlonika :
the characters have a live of their own, trust them ✨
2025-06-28 11:06:42
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Wren M. Young | Author :
lol my characters go rogue…
2025-06-28 23:18:09
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Marvellous Moonflower :
The only thing that stayed the same was the first and last chapter. The other 30+?? No idea I went crazy
2025-06-26 19:36:23
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Alex Dunckel | 📚 :
i had an outline and ended up scraping it along with around 30 pages of writing. Changed the entire beginning of the book and added a whole new purpose to the mmc life changing the entire plot of the book... haha 😅
2025-06-27 12:38:02
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Paige :
50% outline, 50% chaos
2025-06-26 19:44:08
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Dylan Knox 📚 :
lol I literally just named a character mid sentence the other day. had zero plans to bring a character like him in, but it just fit so perfectly
2025-06-27 17:20:22
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Elly 🎀📚✨ :
Me: What if I don't kill this character?
And that how I got a better ending idea ✨
2025-07-02 01:10:05
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Marley Ferguson :
❤️this is timely advise for me. I'm using an outline on my second book after deleting 70k words because it totally went off the rails and the outline is making me feel caged.
2025-06-27 12:20:16
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