Author Mike Johnson shares his thoughts on the benefits of outlining as a way to manage the storyline and prevent writer's block. Click here to play this audio clip

Author Christa Faust shares her different techniques and approaches to mapping her stories, whether or not she sticks to them rigidly, and how her outlining evolved from Hollywood business opportunities.

John Wilkerson, sci-fi author, journalist, and ghostwriter, is a bit of a plotter and a bit of a pantser. However, he prefers the term “dungeon crawler.” Before starting a novel, he outlines the first three or four chapters, so that he knows where...

Author Jennifer Ziegler, who has written three books under her name and numerous others in the mass market industry, shares her views on the value of outlining and how the technique has helped her over the years. Click here to play this audio clip

Do you outline? R.L. Stine, a National Bestselling Children’s author with over 350 million books sold, tells us that he knows everyone dislikes outlining… including him... but he does it anyway because it makes him a better and more prolific writer....

Do you outline? R.L. Stine, a National Bestselling Children’s author with over 350 million books sold, tells us that he knows everyone dislikes outlining… including him... but he does it anyway because it makes him a better and more prolific writer....

Whether or not an author should outline a book before writing it is an ongoing discussion among writers. The truth is, it's a unique decision based on each writer's style and approach. Listen in as author Vincent Panettiere, tells us whether or not he...

Whether or not an author should outline a book before writing it is an ongoing discussion among writers. The truth is, it's a unique decision based on each writer's style and approach. Listen in as author Vincent Panettiere, tells us whether or not he...

Many fiction authors find that outlining is an essential piece of their writing process. An outline is a method of organizing plot points to create a fleshed out and meaningful story. There is no one way to outline for fiction. You may have ordered list...