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I can already see the pantsers running for the door.  Don’t worry.  I assure you that this is going to both informative and humorous.  Honestly, it doesn’t hurt to have an idea about how to outline.  There are times you might be stuck and planning out a little bit can stop the clog.  Anyway, let’s get to the tips.

1. There is no right or wrong way to outline.  It’s only your way.  Some people may need to go into detail with every aspect of a scene noted.  Others only need to put a single sentence down to help them remember the purpose.  It’s whatever makes you feel comfortable and catalog the ideas that you need for future writing.  All that being said, I don’t recommend writing on mirrors with soap even if you spend most of your writing time in the bathroom.  For no other reason than…