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CREATING THE PLOT OUTLINE

• Work through your story linearly, scene by scene, numbering each one as you go. • Mold your existing ideas into a solid structure. • Map scenes using flash cards, notebooks or use free software like Trello for outlining your pilot. • Make a checklist of the story beats and write notes about the characters or plot. • Building and releasing tension is key to keeping the audience engaged and driving the story forward. • What is your character’s goal? What obstacle will arise to obstruct that goal and create conflict? • What will be the outcome, and how will your character react to the resulting dilemma? • What decision will he reach that will fuel the next scene’s goal? • Watch for possible lapses of logic or blank areas in how one event builds to another. • If you get stuck, try jumping ahead to the next scene you know, then work backwards. 1. Write the Plot Outline

• Condense the most pertinent points into an abbreviated version. • Weed out extraneous thoughts and summarize the entire outline into a scannable list for easier reference. • Because your full outline may contain a fair amount of rambling and thinking out loud on the page, you’re likely to end up with a lot of notes to review! • Organize your thoughts now to save time writing your first draft later. • You may choose to create your abbreviated outline in a Word document, write out your scenes on index cards, or use collaborative software like Trello or Google Docs to share with your group. 2. Condense the Outline

• Each time you sit down to work on your pilot episode, begin by reviewing your outline. • Read the notes for your current scene and the scene to follow. • Before you start writing, work through any remaining potential problems in your head or on paper. • Unplanned ideas can result in some of the most surprising and intriguing parts of your story. • An outline will offer you invaluable structure and guidance as you write your first draft • Never be afraid to explore new ideas as they occur. • Outline is a map showing you the route to your destination, but that doesn’t mean it is the only route. 3. Put the Outline Into Action

A roadmap about the broad strokes of your story. PLOT OUTLINE

The benefits of creating a Plot Outline: • Helps visualize the scene-to-scene breakdown • Keeps the story on track • Helps log which scenes go where in the storyline • Clearly presents character arcs • Acts as a guide to ease writer’s block when you’re stuck • Clarifies the middle, to avoid the “muddle”

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