the EASIEST way to outline a story | how to outline a novel | why writers struggle with outlining

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  • Опубликовано: 29 янв 2025

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  • @zofiago6767
    @zofiago6767 2 года назад +35

    Excuse me, this is for free? You are writing my stories with those videos! When you describe the process, writing feels so easy, natural, FUN and like the story almost writes itsefl! Thank you so much!!!!!

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  2 года назад +9

      Aw thank you!! I'm so glad you've been finding them helpful and that they've made writing more fun. That's how it should be 🥰

    • @natesamadhi33
      @natesamadhi33 6 месяцев назад +1

      You could always buy my $1000 writing course; I teach writers their ABCs

  • @cryptowerewolf1508
    @cryptowerewolf1508 Год назад +8

    Fascinating idea, to start in the middle of the story.

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  Год назад +2

      Thanks! Let me know if you give it a try :)

  • @sofia7374
    @sofia7374 4 месяца назад +1

    This is SO helpful! I was trying to outline with super small details and was like omg I’m never going to actually get to telling the story! Super helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make this video 👏🏽

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  4 месяца назад +1

      I’m so glad it was helpful!!

  • @jameswright5627
    @jameswright5627 2 года назад +10

    I'm trying the Save the Cat method. It's something like a three act structure.

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  2 года назад +1

      Oh awesome! That can be a helpful resource depending on the project you're working on. Let me know if you find it helpful!!

  • @sal7777777
    @sal7777777 Год назад +3

    Great, I’m going to give it a try. I love your wooden crate bookshelf by the way, easy to reallocate.

  • @larrygcondon3889
    @larrygcondon3889 17 дней назад

    Awesome information, thank you Megan I really needed to hear this. Have no idea where to begin. I'm starting a Blog and want to start by telling my Story for the first Blog article. Outline will be very helpful for me. Thank you. I have subscribed to your channel. Thanks

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  11 дней назад

      Hey Larry! So glad this was helpful for you!! :) Love that you're starting a blog, too

  • @Arsh1856-e3r
    @Arsh1856-e3r Год назад +3

    It's really so helpful, plz keep doing this 😊😊

  • @robd92
    @robd92 Год назад +1

    This was really helpful! Thank you ❤

  • @Virginonoblivion
    @Virginonoblivion Год назад +3

    Thank you, Megan. Bizarrely, came across you just after watching JP masterclass on outlining part 1. 😂

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  Год назад +1

      😍😍😍 meant to be! Glad you're here 🤗

  • @mars84uk
    @mars84uk 4 месяца назад

    Very useful and encouraging thank you

  • @lyndonkessler4766
    @lyndonkessler4766 2 месяца назад

    A very, VERY Old Guy here. Our first language is not language, it is Emotion. Emotion is easy to show and explain the impacts of emotional change. I worked for NASA, a Major International Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank, Disaster Recovery System. The smallest problems can cause major problems and loss of income and life. Can't get more emotional than that. If I had thougt to outline my 'story' I could have saved myself hundreds of days. Yeah, I'm here to learn how to Outline my fictinal story of of four boys recovering from the death of a friend over 90 days of summer. Can't wait to get started.

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  2 месяца назад

      Hey Lyndon! Love this. Sounds like a great story and one that will be really impactful to those who read it. How's the outline going?? :)

  • @zitau.1177
    @zitau.1177 Год назад +2

    This helped a lot! Thank you❤

  • @rjamesmonte
    @rjamesmonte 9 месяцев назад +3

    You should teach billion dollar hollywood studios this. It seems they really need the hlp lol
    But with all seriousness, thank you so much for the help! Ive been struggling to write anything concise even for an outline and this really helped me put things together.

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  9 месяцев назад

      🤣 haha oh my 🙈 well I’m so glad it was helpful for you!! That’s always the best thing to hear 🥰

  • @æzrose
    @æzrose Год назад +4

    i really want to be an author when i grow up and i can see that this will help me lots and i very much thank you for that!! my only question is, because you start writing it in the middle, how do you start outline it? do you start at the first page/paragraph or leave a space? or is there another method? thank you!!

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  Год назад +1

      I'm so glad you found it helpful! ^.^ I always outline before I write, so I start my outline in the middle, finish the outline and add as many details as I can, then I start writing from the beginning, following my outline :). I hope that makes sense!!

    • @Dannypaints98
      @Dannypaints98 3 месяца назад

      That's really cool to hear

  • @Kidgangforever
    @Kidgangforever Год назад +1

    I lOOOOOVE you!

  • @brenda5297
    @brenda5297 Год назад

    I tend to get myself confused on how and what to write about. So far, I have an idea that I want to write about a character who loves to be alone because she enjoys it and loves to read, but I don't know how to fill in the gaps and what else to add it about?

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  Год назад

      Hey Brenda, I'd suggest watching my video on making a story premise. What does your character need to learn by the end of the story? The process of her going from A to B to learn what she needs to learn can then form the foundation of your outline. My biggest tip for you would be to start there and give your character a problem they have to solve or a goal they're trying to reach.

    • @brenda5297
      @brenda5297 Год назад

      @@meganmaclaine Oh thank you so much! 😁

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  Год назад +1

      @@brenda5297 of course!!

  • @Whisperer-th3wk
    @Whisperer-th3wk 10 месяцев назад

    I have a story idea but I can't write a word 😭😭😭

    • @meganmaclaine
      @meganmaclaine  10 месяцев назад

      Oh no, what’s stopping you?

    • @MrRosebeing
      @MrRosebeing 4 месяца назад +1

      You managed to write eleven words here. Writing a story isn't difficult. Just start at the beginning and finish at the end. It doesn't have to be a novel, it doesn't have to be thirty-thousand words long, it can be as short as five hundred words if you want.
      Writers and authors make writing sound difficult. It isn't.

  • @PeterMacansky
    @PeterMacansky 9 месяцев назад