Project Write Cont’ d... for both fiction and non-fiction writers.
On the back of each card, write 5 points that you want to cover. If you are writing a book about, let’ s say Social Media. What types of Social Media will you cover? Facebook? Twitter? Pinterest? Write those on the front of your cards. Now on the back of the Facebook card, writer 5 points that you want to discuss about Facebook.
It might look like this....
Facebook
• Creating A Profile
• Creating A Fan Page
• How To Get Followers / Likes
• Marketing On Facebook
Facebook being the front of your card, the bullet points being the backside. These now become your chapters and the content of your chapters. All ten or twelve of them.
For Fiction writers, it may look something like this... Sam & Josephine Meet For First Time
• So Much Tension
• Try To Make Each Other Jealous
• Fist Fight Breaks Out
• Secrets Are Spilled
• Who Wins?
Once you have all your index cards filled out, front and back, then look through them and see what fits well and what doesn’ t fit well. Throw out the weakest link, or card in this case.
Voila! You now have your book outlined and you can tuck it away in your box until you’ re ready to begin writing.
Once you are ready to write, pull out your cards, put on your favorite music, and let the words flow through your fingers. With this outline, if you run into a mind block, just look at your cards to get you back on track. Before you know it, your book will be finished and you’ ll be sending it off to the Editor for final touches.
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