How to Outline a Novel FAST | My Process (as a Pantser)

Have you ever wanted to reverse-outline your novel? In this video I discuss how I did that for my own book during Camp NaNoWriMo July 2022!

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Why did I want to reverse outline my book?
2:03 - What documents did I already have prior to reverse outlining my book?
3:34 - How did I reverse outline my book in a month?
3:38 - Step 1. Created Save the Cat beat sheet
5:49 - Step 2. Start a synopsis
6:38 - Step 3. Re-read the current draft
7:20 - Step 4. Noted any time magic system was mentioned in the book/in my notes
7:53 - Step 5. Created a bullet-point story bible based off magic system notes
8:37 - Step 6. Refined story bible
9:37 - Step 7. Created a "things to revise" document
10:27 - Step 8. Created a "Roost Power Breakdown" document
11:23 - Step 9. Created a scene list
12:34 - Step 10. Filled out the rest of Save the Cat beat sheet

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MY STORIES:
→ "The Species is Dead" in Minola Review: https://bit.ly/3wEnkqE
→ "Mama Lives in My Mouth" in Young Voices: https://bit.ly/3yRzBKg
→ "Primary Organs" in The Malahat Review: https://bit.ly/2Tl0yWu​​​​ & read an excerpt: https://bit.ly/3fzSQR1
→ "The Wolf-Antelope Will Not Come for Us" in filling Sation: https://bit.ly/2UhCxjH
→ "Where to Run When the Lamb Roars" in The Temz Review: https://bit.ly/3GN246M
→ "Fig" in Fractured Lit: https://fracturedlit.com/fig/
→ "Jasmine’s Brows and Cuts,” in The Puritan, https://bit.ly/3mBsPDA
→ “Slaughter the Animal” in The New Quarterly, https://bit.ly/3BURVqb
→ “Eat Well” in CAROUSEL, forthcoming

MY POETRY:
→ "We sell skin on sale" in Augur Magazine (poetry): https://bit.ly/3vBvQH3
→ "the drive-up microphone at burger king" in carte blanche:
https://bit.ly/3sm6RoE​​​​​
→ "A burial" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ "The night my mother learns to use the bus" in The Fiddlehead: https://bit.ly/3oMU7ID
→ “What’s the difference between good and god” in CV2 https://bit.ly/3y9WXwT
→ “At night, I rest my limbs in water and search for my mother’s father’s mother’s mother’s tongue” in Augur Magazine, forthcoming
→ "My Wolf Lives on the Windowsill" in Grain Magazine: [print only]

ABOUT ME
Hi y'all! I'm Rachel, a twenty-year-old writer from Toronto. I've been writing for eight years and will be entering my fourth year of my BA in creative writing in the fall. On my channel, I document my writing journey and try to post once a week (usually on Fridays).

DISCLAIMER:
I'm only one writer, and approach each video from my experience/expertise. While I make content like writing advice videos on this channel, it's important to me that my viewers ultimately write in the way that best resonates with them. :)

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Outro: This is not a joke by Monplaisir

My equipment:
→ Camera: Sony ZV1
→ Vlog mic: Rode Video Micro
→ Sit-down mic: Blue Yeti OR Blue Snowball iCE
→ Editor: Premiere Pro

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