Deborah Woehr » outlining http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog Writing and Designing Books Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:13:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Writing Progress: Back to the Drawing Board http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/writing-progress-back-to-the-drawing-board/2009/09/06/ http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/writing-progress-back-to-the-drawing-board/2009/09/06/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:53:17 +0000 deborah.woehr http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/?p=1114 Share and Enjoy • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> After careful consideration, I’ve decided to scrap the draft of Shades of Evil that I’ve been working on. I made the same mistake that I did with Prosperity by crowding the plot with too many characters. There are also some inconsistencies that I felt needed attention before I can continue.

Yesterday, I spent the better part of an hour mapping out my outline. I’ve discovered a new tool (for me) called mind maps. I’m a very visual person and find that the ideas flow much easier when I use this method.

Now I’m reworking the first chapter in order to portray the main characters as a team. I’ve written down how the book is going to end. The hard part will be writing the middle, where I often stray.

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