From Edie: Julie Lavender helps writers decide whether to outline your nonfiction book. Learn why a strong outline can help you organize your ideas, stay focused, and write with greater confidence.
Should You Outline a Nonfiction Book? A Better Way to Plan Before You Write
by Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites
Do you prepare to write nonfiction as an outliner or spreadsheeter?
If you’ve attended a writers’ conference recently, like Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, or a similar, amazing gathering of writers, you’ve probably heard a session or discussion on fiction writing as a “pantser” or “plotter.” If you haven’t heard these terms, here’s the gist of their meanings. A person who writes “by the seat of their pants,” letting imagination and spontaneity guide the words and chapters is called a pantser. On the other hand, a plotter plans stories before even starting the writing process.
