tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post8002158686433126025..comments2024-03-10T07:30:57.158-04:00Comments on THE WRITE SISTERS: Mentor Monday: The Dreaded OutlineDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973140969934922400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-74798539308163701472009-01-13T11:07:00.000-05:002009-01-13T11:07:00.000-05:00Good, points, Sally. When I'm writing fiction, I ...Good, points, Sally. When I'm writing fiction, I tend to think that I'm not using an outline. However, even the process of determining a beginning, middle, and end of a book is really a basic outline, isn't it? And when I don't have those three elements, I add another unfinished manuscript to my files...<BR/><BR/>MurAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-12798937123934967722009-01-12T09:34:00.000-05:002009-01-12T09:34:00.000-05:00You wrote: "Your outlining will continue as you be...You wrote: "Your outlining will continue as you begin to write - the outline and the manuscript will interact, each illuminating the other."<BR/><BR/>I like this sentence -- this assessment -- because this really says it all. In my experience the outline and manuscript really ARE interactive. And I'd also never heard it described in 'building' terms, but the manuscript is a construction and the outline is the blueprint.<BR/><BR/>Good blog posting, Sally!<BR/><BR/>JetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com