Title: Outline For Writing Speed

Hello,

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So many people believe they write better without the 
“restriction” of an outline, but odds are at least 90% that
you will be better off with an outline.

Outlines don’t have to be extremely detailed or restrictive.
If you work better being more creative during the actual
writing process, that’s fine. But having a basic outline 
will help keep you on track, whether you’re writing fiction
or non-fiction. It helps you remember key points for your
project, and it helps you organize your information before
you get started so you’re not stuck in the middle wondering
what to write next.

Some people seem to think an outline has to be some super
complex thing with bullet points and tiers and all that. 
Not so. It could be, and often is, just a simple list of
important points to make, and the order in which they 
should be made.

Whether you’re writing something as complex as a full-length
novel or something as simple as a short email to your mailing
list, an outline will help you stay on track and make sure
you’re including everything you need to include.

If nothing else, you could write down a brief list of the
topics you want in your project. For example, when I 
created this course, I simply started by writing down the
seven topics I wanted to cover. That was my series outline.

Then for each email, I just write down 3-5 pieces of 
information I wanted to be sure to include in each one so
that I didn’t forget the most important points as I
wrote.

Pretty simple, huh?

And trust me, it makes a huge difference in your writing
speed!

If you DO work better with an outline, you can get as 
detailed as you want. I’ve seen people write a 10,000-word 
outline for  a 100,000-word book. And that works for them.

Other people write a 200 word synopsis for the same length
of book, and use that as their entire outline. And it works
for them.

You may need something in between. Just fine what works for
you and create an outline that works for your project.

Whatever you do, create that outline. It will save you a ton
of time in the long run!

Tomorrow we are going to talk about creating rough drafts, 
and the importance of doing your editing at the right time,
so don’t miss it!

Until then, 

{YOUR NAME HERE}

PS- Tomorrow is all about drafting and editing, so you 
definitely want to watch for it!


