cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/21181822

Writers of Lemmy, how do you do outining?

I normally just do a big text document, but I’m starting to think thats not the best method for me. It can be overwhelming to keep nice and linear over time.

  • southsamurai
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    6 months ago

    In my head.

    Seriously. I’ve never needed a written outline for much of anything. Even my years long d&d campaigns, and the radical changes that interactive stories like that bring, I don’t have trouble keeping things straight in my head.

    The only thing I do keep like that is a timeline of past events as “canon” to keep exact dates in place. I think of it as the inverse of an outline.

    If I skip ahead for a section as I’m writing, it’s easy enough to just pop open a second file and make a note for bridging ideas.

    I’m not saying outlines are a bad thing, they just don’t work for me. Since they aren’t a necessity, I don’t bother with them. Even with my three ongoing projects, and my slow-ass writing pace, I haven’t lost track of anything yet.