Outline Your Novel

Outline a spellbinding story from start to finish.

I’m on Abe Lincoln’s side: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.”

What in the world does that mean? In this case, it means the more time I spend intentionally planning my novel, the faster and better I’ll be able to write it.

Why Outline?

I believe connecting to your story emotionally + gaining clarity around major plot points and arcs before you start writing is…invaluable. It’s how I can churn out a fully completed story in a matter of weeks, not months or years.

And it’s how I can ensure that story is effective and impactful.

Because by outlining, you can identify the most emotionally compelling moments in your story and order them in a way that will take your reader on a journey that stays with them long after they finish the last page.

Outline Your Novel

What’s Included?

Outline Your Novel is 80+ pages of self-paced lessons, worksheets, templates, and case studies designed to help you complete a polished story outline that will take readers on an emotional journey.

This workbook examines the internal landscape of your characters and helps you find your story’s beating heart. It guides you as you gain clarity on the story you want to tell, step by step, and, most importantly, it helps you become the best storyteller you can be.

In addition to the fill-in-the-blank outline template, you’ll have access to a detailed sample outline and other case studies as you learn from stories like Jane Eyre and Stranger Things to help you master the craft of emotion in storytelling.

Everything in Outline Your Novel is designed to help you engage readers’ emotions, start to finish.


Emotion, after all, is what imprints on our heart and stays in our memory.

 FAQs

 

  • I have designed the content of this workbook for beginner writers, but writers at any stage will be able to effectively utilize the outline.

  • Any genre! I write primarily children’s fantasy, but I’ve also written both YA and adult (also fantasy).

    However, story structure is story structure. Everything you’ll learn applies to most genre fiction, no matter the age category or genre.