Outlining Your Story

Telling Highly Personal Stories for Highly Powerful Impact

People respond to stories. Compelling stories of real life experiences impact audiences and readers in ways no other words can. You may want to write a book about an...
- Allie Pleiter
Author Chrome Oxide on His Writing and Editing Process

Some writers will thoroughly outline their story idea before they begin writing, but humor author Chrome Oxide prefers to start with a joke, and figure out some related...
- Chrome Oxide
Lakisha Baker on Outlining Her Book, “The Dream Launcher's Devotional”

When author and writing coach Lakisha Baker set out to write her nonfiction book, a 31-day devotional that focuses on goal setting with God, she started by writing down...
- Lakisha Baker
The Benefits of Outlining a Book Before You Begin Writing

To outline or not to outline? That is a very common question amongst new writers, both fiction and nonfiction. The answer largely depends on what type of writer you...
- Author Learning Center
Using Action in the Opening of a Book to Grab an Agent’s Attention

Literary agent Steve Hutson shares the type of story beginnings that capture his interest. www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../UsingActionintheOpeningofaBooktoGrabanAgentsAttention...
- Steve Hutson