So I have been having a few people ask me some questions about my specific outlining process, and I always have to remind people that I didn't have one. I don't know if I DO have one. I'm working on the first project I have ever outlined, so I can't say I have a "process" but here is what I did. I started with a "what if" question. This isn't anything different from my normal writing process. But with short stories I come up with my "what if?" question and then start writing. With a novel, I went a little further. Next, I wrote a quick plot summary. If someone were to ask me "what happens in your book?" This is what I would tell them. It contains all the big parts, but isn't very exhaustive. Then, I wrote the detailed plot summary. This goes beyond just the "what happens" situation. This is the summary you would write if there was a book report assignment for your book. After that, I wrote out all ...
Scary Ramblings.