Tag: outlining

  • How to Write a Novel Without an Outline

    How to Write a Novel Without an Outline

    Some writers out there might have objected to Shawn Coyne’s outline-centered approach in The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know. Staurt Horwitz would agree. He hates the term “outline”… so he calls his system a “method.” I wondered if this was just semantics, but after reading both his books, Book Architecture and Blueprint Your Bestseller,…

  • Recommended for Writers: The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne

    Recommended for Writers: The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne

    The classic book on outlining, originally written for screenplays, is Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat. For some examples of how I use the Snyder outline, and other outlining methods I use, you can peek at some posts I did for NaNoWriMo: How To Create A Three Act Beat Sheet My Favorite Outlining Method How To Make…