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1) The Outline
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Why bother to write an outline?
Many beginners don't see the need for an outline. So, they write Chapter 1 at the top and start. Most don't get far then, or they do a very 'beginner's' job of what they do write.
The great majority of established authors still write an outline for every new book they attempt. The more books they've written, the more they understand the importance of outlining first.
Outlining creates a tool. It is a very valuable...
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This little book number 5 is about chapters and the importance of their place and their structure in your book.
If you have outlined as in Book 1 of this series, you will now have Chapter Summaries. They are wonderful; the best tool you will ever have. Chapter Summaries are like a map. They are the map that will take you from the beginning of your journey to the very end.
The writer is like a travel guide. It is important that you take your readers...
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This is little book 4 in the series. It is about your characters.
It is about the importance of characters in your story. It is about creating characters and getting to know them well. It is not about any other aspect of writing, and for that reason I hope beginners will take the small amount of time needed to read this book.
Your characters will benefit. Characters make your story. Your story, your plot, is moved along by its characters. You must...
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