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An outline can be written as a summary of major events or chapter by chapter.
How should you write a good outline?
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Visit the literary agent’s website for
submission guidelines and type of outline to provide.
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The novel outline tells exactly what happens in the story. Don’t dramatize or leave it as a mystery for a literary agent or editor.
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Start by writing a summary of what happens in the
beginning, middle, and end of each chapter of your novel.
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Ask yourself these questions… • In the beginning... What is my
lead character’s problem to solve?
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• In the middle... What obstacles do I foresee keeping her from solving the problem?
• In the end... How does the lead character eventually solve the problem?
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Develop more details from the summary. And remember, an outline is not cast in stone; add scenes, take out those that don’t work, or rearrange scenes for more impact.
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If you construct an outline as you write the novel, it is a
a great tool for keeping track of details.
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