No, I haven't written an outline for my story. In fact, I'm finding myself amazingly resistent to writing an outline. I'm reaching for that sparkly fool's gold of written thought: "How could I write an outline for something when I don't know what I'm going to write? That's dumb. And it takes more time. I'll be fine if I just write."
And you know what I already know about that? I know that outlining makes for better prose. And I'm still not doing it. I'm still not writing an ouline.
Emerson pointed out once that man tends to discard his own thoughts in favor of those already out there, already popular. That, in fact, man has many original thoughts that he doesn't realize are original just because they are already familiar to him. One might even say that man undervalues himself when he does not express these thoughts.
What does this have to do with outlining? Just pick a thought, ouline it, and write. Period. Trust yourself.
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I'm trying to write a book of short stories. Or...even just some short stories. I never really know what to write about. I start with one main idea and take it from there and if I hear anything or see anything I'll just add it in. I never really have too much of an outline or anything. Maybe I should though.
Take care. Good luck on your story :)
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