The Transformative Power of Outlining

The Transformative Power of Outlining

On the Journey to a Great Book, You Need a Map

with Jes Trudel

An exclusive WriteForKids Session

Who It’s For: All kidlit writers who want to create better, tighter and more exciting manuscripts.

What It Does: You’ll learn how to start creating outlines that make writing your first draft fun, stress-free and much, much easier.

What You Get: Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop + PDF Handout.

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Learning the Art of Outlinling Will Dramatically Change Your Writing Career.

The power of outlining helped YA superstar Leigh Bardugo go from scraping by on odd jobs to a legendary career.


She puts it succinctly: “I didn’t know yet that I was an outliner, and how badly I needed structure in order to work”.


It’s a realization too many authors never make:

To fulfill the journey of writing a memorable book, you need a map.


Knowing how to outline before writing:

  • Helps organize your ideas for maximum impact
  • Provides critical direction for drafting your story
  • Allows you to test multiple versions of a story
  • Helps you incorporate important story elements


This is vital and massively important stuff.

So why don’t more writers use outlines?

BECAUSE OUTLINING SUCKS.

It’s boring. It’s hard. It’s no fun at all. Well, it used to be those things. But that’s about to change for you.


Forever.

Whether you’re a “plotter”, “pantser” or somewhere in-between….


In The Transformative Power of Outlining, you will learn exactly what you need to know to start creating outlines that make writing your first draft fun, stress-free and much, much easier.

See what Jes’s students have to say about

The Transformative Power of Outlining

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Mind-bogglingly brilliant.

SHEILA

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This was great!

Thank you – you’re right, I can and will outline and I won’t even hate it. LOL

JANE C.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

This was inspiring, helpful, encouraging, and more!

JESSICA B.

You’ll learn:

The types of outlines:

  • Summary outline
  • Checklist outline
  • Reverse outline
  • Flashlight outline
  • Scene Deck outline
  • Skeletal outline
  • Snowflake outline
  • Subway map outline

The key story structures used by authors to break a story into distinct and describable parts, including:

  • Gustav’s Pyramid
  • The Hero’s Journey
  • Syd Field’s Paradigm
  • The Circus Tent
  • Save the Cat

Which outline structures are best for particular genres and age groups.

How to choose the right outline style for your story & begin using it right away.

…and much more!

In one powerful session, Jes will gently guide you into the world of outlining, and give you a skill that will have a profound impact on your creative process.


You’ll also get a detailed, comprehensive PDF handout to accompany the session that you can refer to while on your journey.

Jes Trudel an author, editor, and trainer based in Timmins, Ontario. Her credits include BoldFace, TalkSpace and Children’s Book Insider.

She is the author of SPOILER ALERT: Satisfying Story Endings and How to Craft Them.

Jes is the co-founder of WritingCommunity.ca, and hosts annual events including #canlitpit and the Northern Ontario Book Fair.

Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop & Handouts

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Full 90+ minute workshop!

Info-packed PDF Handout