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How to plan your plot

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Simon K Jones
Oct 16, 2023
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I stumbled upon an interesting discussion over on Notes, started by James Dietz, about the nature of planning. James muses on how an outline can often be wonderfully succinct and impactful due to its reduced nature:

The act of translating a strong outline into a successful finished piece is a weird mix of arcane magic and practical technique. Sara Dietz followed up with this:

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