Outlining Your Novel

Map Your Way to Success

De: K. M. Weiland

Narrado por: Sonja Field

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

©2011 K. M. Weiland (P)2014 K. M. Weiland

Great Intro into Why Outlines Help

Liked: the author steps thru a justification for outlining methodically. The interviewer questions were dogmatic in their consistency for each author interviewed. Definitely reaffirming that outlining does not introduce too much differential equations into a creative process. structure is ok.

Dislike: I wish it delved a little more into various types of outlining and planning with more critiques on various planning tools.

Great book on outling

loved it. she explained outlining very well. will listen to it over and over again

Great Book With Lots of Good Tips on Writing

As an aspiring author myself, I found this a great resource in helping me with the outlining process. The author gives clear guidance and helpful advice from other authors to supplement her information.

The narration was clear, understandable, and ahoy to listen to. Well done!

simple, fast and full of examples

this book helped me understand what I was already doing in a way that I can now improve and master; without stopping to having fun with the idea and how to give it life

Excellent resource

I always enjoyed outlining, and this book showed me how to do that in a productive and effective way. I feel equipped to write my story now.

very useful

I am actually near the end of my novel, editing away, and this was very helpful to look back and comb through again. I love her dominoes theory!!!

lots of thought provoking ideas

listening to this book helped me to pull out a lot of old scenes I thought I had forgotten and expand them on my notebook then arrange them into a working outline. It nudged me in the right direction of storytelling and helped me make some difficult edits that gave my ideas more impact within the entire work.

One of the best guides of its kind

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

A must-read for every writer. Thorough, inspiring, and smart. Delighted by a writing how-to audiobook that provides real value and clear direction--unlike many others.

YES!!!

I've got a dang good story I've been trying to tell for YEARS, but every time I put pen to paper I get caught up in syntax, grammar and sentence structure. I don't have a degree in literature or English studies, but I've clung to the hope that there's more than one way to write a story.

4 1/2 hours and a bunch of notes (and bookmarks and highlights... Thanks Kindle), I finally feel the confidence and FREEDOM to get started!

THANK YOU MS WEILAND!

I love K.M. Weiland's Books

I've had this book for a few years and listened to it at least three times. I bought the Kindle version because it's easier to use for note taking and I often listen while walking. I have several of her books and refer to them often. I haven't found a bad one yet.