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Outlining Your Story Starting With an Outline - video
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Starting With an Outline - video

Eric Penz, thriller author of titles such as Cryptid: The Lost Legacy of Lewis and Clark and Courage Between, makes the case that every author outlines, whether they know it or not. What is your best way to thoughtfully, intentionally outline? Is your writing process efficient and helpful for you? How could you best approach writing so that you avoid obstacles? Eric Penz uses a skeleton outline.Watch this video to better understand the purpose of outlining. You can find Eric Penz's work on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Penz/e/B00J4JZPKS.

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