Tag: outline
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Your writing process doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s
Brian Eno couldn’t read sheet music, so he devised his own graphic symbols for phrases and loops. The symbols didn’t matter so much as the system behind them. Here are two sample tracks from his classic album Music for Airports. How do you visually shape your book? I edit to ambient music, so I found…
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Is it better to write an outline first, or just write and figure out the structure later?
It’s often said there are two types of writers: plotters and pantsers. Plotters are those who write from an outline. Pantsers are those who write without an outline—they write by the seat of their pants. So, is one approach better than another? Nope. And can you use a mixture of both styles? You bet. I’m…