Mile 25: How to outline your next book (Part 4)

Novel Marathon

Welcome to episode #25 of NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast for writing the first draft of an 80,000 word novel over the course of a year. We’re reading: 1) THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, 2) STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron, and 3) THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. Want to join? Get the books and start with episode 1! In today’s episode we’ll recap the following writing prompts designed to help you create an outline for your next book: #16: Fast forward: How will you end your book. Will your protagonist win? Will they lose? Will there be a partial victory, where they lose something but gain something else? #17: The conflict/obstacles you dreamt up for your MC — can it sustain the entire novel from the first page to the last? Does your conflict have the power to grow, intensify, and complicate? #18: Regardless of whether or not your protagonist achieves their goal, would the looming consequence cost them something big — emotionally speaking, that is? What's the cost of inaction? #19: Consider your plot so far. Does the conflict and situation you dreamt up force your protagonist to make the inner change that your book is actually about? #20: What's the opening scene of your novel? Newsletter 💌 and latest post: https://novelmarathon.substack.com More info💡: https://www.novelmarathon.com Good luck & happy writing! ✍️