# outlining (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover outlining. Page: Feed: --- ## [How To Outwit Procrastination – Writing With ADHD](https://reachyourapex.com/how-to-outwit-procrastination-writing-with-adhd/) _2026-08-19 · Premee Mohamed · REACH YOUR APEX_ Award-winning author, Premee Mohamed, shares a science-backed technique for beating ADHD-driven procrastination. "Brains are ridiculous... I don't know who designed these things." The post How To Outwit Procrastination – Writing With ADHD appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [Outlining and planning is also writing](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/outlining-and-planning-is-also-writing) _2026-08-18 · Tarryn · The Draft_ Designing plotting and outlining features for First Draft Pro. ## [Writing for the ‘id’: notes on writing bestselling fiction using psychological theory](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/writing-for-the-id-notes-on-writing) _2026-08-11 · Tarryn · The Draft_ Why humans love stories, why particular stories catch fire, and how you can draw on this to increase your odds of writing a bestseller/fan-favourite. ## [Books are the loving work of many hands](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/books-are-the-loving-work-of-many) _2026-08-04 · Tarryn · The Draft_ Designing collaboration features for First Draft Pro. ## [Why You Should Write A Horror Short Story](https://reachyourapex.com/why-you-should-write-a-horror-short-story/) _2026-07-26 · KC Grifant · REACH YOUR APEX_ Even if you've never written horror or don't think you're a horror fan, award-winning author KC Grifant's going to convince you to give it a try. See why. The post Why You Should Write A Horror Short Story appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [Using Tension To Win Over Editors](https://reachyourapex.com/using-tension-to-win-over-editors/) _2026-06-13 · Tristan Evarts · REACH YOUR APEX_ Join Editor-In-Chief of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, Tristan Evarts, for this clip from his pacing workshop. Tristan shares how successful writers use tension to grab an editor's attention and keep it. The post Using Tension To Win Over Editors appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [Write A Marketable Short Horror Story with KC Grifant](https://reachyourapex.com/write-a-marketable-short-horror-story-with-kc-grifant/) _2026-06-07 · KC Grifant · REACH YOUR APEX_ Watch this excerpt from award-winning author KC Grifant's workshop, "Creating Horror Short Stories That Sizzle And Sell." KC shares the ingredients for a compelling short horror story that'll grab an editor's attention. The post Write A Marketable Short Horror Story with KC Grifant appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [Why Memoir As Speculative Fiction Sells](https://reachyourapex.com/why-memoir-as-speculative-fiction-sells/) _2026-06-01 · Sage Tyrtle · REACH YOUR APEX_ In this live workshop clip, award-winning story-teller and published author, Sage Tyrtle explains how she got a memoir story published by transforming it into speculative fiction. The post Why Memoir As Speculative Fiction Sells appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [Get Published Using The Murder Mystery Formula](https://reachyourapex.com/get-published-using-the-murder-mystery-formula/) _2026-05-22 · Lavie Tidhar · REACH YOUR APEX_ In this excerpt from his workshop, "Mastering Plot and Structure," award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, talks about how he learned to love writing formula fiction and why you should try it. The post Get Published Using The Murder Mystery Formula appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [Beginning By Skipping To The End](https://reachyourapex.com/beginning-by-skipping-to-the-end/) _2026-05-16 · Jonathan Wood · REACH YOUR APEX_ In this excerpt from his workshop, "Beginnings and Middles Without End" author Jonathan Wood shares how he approaches the beginning of his story—by skipping to the end. The post Beginning By Skipping To The End appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sTgqdaO3mhBE) _2026-05-16 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Make Your Story Opening Shine with KC Grifant](https://reachyourapex.com/make-your-story-opening-shine-with-kc-grifant/) _2026-05-11 · KC Grifant · REACH YOUR APEX_ Watch this excerpt from one of award-winning author KC Grifant's workshops for Reach Your Apex, "Sellable Short Stories: What Editors Want (And Don't Want)." KC shares the ingredients, including examples, for a strong opening that will help your story escape the slush pile. The post Make Your Story Opening Shine with KC Grifant appeared first on REACH YOUR APEX . ## [How I Create A Character Who Can Lead My Short Story](https://reachyourapex.com/how-i-create-a-character-who-can-lead-my-short-story/) _2026-05-02 · Lavie Tidhar · REACH YOUR APEX_ "Names are actually incredibly, incredibly important. It’s something not enough people pay attention to. Names tell you pretty much everything about a person. It tells you where they’re from, what culture they’re from, what period of time they’re from," says award-winning author Lavie Tidhar in this excerpt from his workshop on writing the Science Fiction short story. The post How I Create A… ## [Can we use character motivation to define a character arc?](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/can-we-use-character-motivation-to) _2026-04-21 · Tarryn · The Draft_ Connecting the five Fs of character motivation to character transformation. ## [Write More Innovative Stories](https://reachyourapex.com/write-more-innovative-stories/) _2026-04-19 · C.S.E. Cooney · REACH YOUR APEX_ "This is one of the things that I think is just about as important as it could be. Because a lot of the time when you're creating an innovation in an art form, what you're doing is borrowing from another art form," says New York Times best-selling author, Carlos Hernandez in this excerpt from a recent workshop with award-winning author, C.S.E. Cooney. The post Write More Innovative Stories… ## [How to open scene fifteen](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/how-to-open-scene-fifteen) _2026-04-09 · Tarryn · The Draft_ A few things improv class taught me about opening the \*other\* scenes in my novel. ## [A deep dive into the 3 Act novel structure](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/a-deep-dive-into-the-3-act-novel) _2026-02-03 · Tarryn · The Draft_ An overview of the 3 act story structure (and two templates in First Draft Pro that you can use to outline your novel). ## [My Three Words for 2026](https://www.kyliedunn.com/blog/mythreewords2026) _2026-02-03 · Kylie Dunn · blog - kylie dunn and dinkylune_ Running a bit late on my 2025 reflection and sharing My Three words for 2026. This year is all about preparing for the future and the changes that I know are planned for next year. It’s all about my mindset, business, approach to life and concepts of self. ## [Full dark mode in First Draft Pro](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/full-dark-mode-in-first-draft-pro) _2026-01-11 · Tarryn · The Draft_ Announcing First Draft Pro v1.1.40 🖤 ## [Gift vouchers & an app update](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/gift-vouchers-and-an-app-update) _2025-12-02 · Tarryn · The Draft_ Bug fixes in v1.0.80 and giving the gift of First Draft Pro! ## [Goals, streaks & your new project dashboard](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/goals-streaks-and-your-new-project) _2025-11-07 · Tarryn · The Draft_ New features and improvements in v1.0.78, plus a note on designing for neurodivergence. ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0NSEiN5Qmhho) _2025-11-07 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [My New Book is Here - plus a New Freebie for You](https://www.kyliedunn.com/blog/2025/drawitsimple) _2025-10-01 · Kylie Dunn · blog - kylie dunn and dinkylune_ My new book - Draw It Simple - has arrived. To celebrate the launch, I’ve got a new freebie in the subscriber resources. It includes some pointer for drawing things simply and a couple of step-by-step things to draw. ## [You belong to a community of resistance](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/you-belong-to-a-community-of-resistance) _2025-09-27 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ I’ve been quiet for the past few months. I’ve been trying to figure out where I might stand in support of all those who need it, including myself. ## [Beyond metaphors of "AI"](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/beyond-metaphors-of-ai) _2025-09-11 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ A special issue of JIME (the Journal for Interactive Media in Education) just came out. ## [Care doesn't scale](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/care-doesnt-scale) _2025-09-11 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ I’ve been thinking a great deal about the kind of ethics we need in a world of automation. ## [Where to from here: Decouple learning from qualifications](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/where-to-from-here-decouple-learning) _2025-08-18 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ If not “secure/open” assessment, what will we do about the GenAI assessment crisis? ## [Where to from here: Foster educational relationships](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/where-to-from-here-foster-educational) _2025-08-18 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ If not “secure/open” assessment, what will we do about the GenAI assessment crisis? ## [Where to from here: Revise assessment standards](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/where-to-from-here-revise-assessment) _2025-08-18 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ If not “secure/open” assessment, what will we do about the GenAI assessment crisis? ## [Time can't be saved](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/time-cant-be-saved) _2025-08-15 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ We developed systems, built machines, organised societies in ways that were intended to save time. And decade by decade, orbit by orbit, we never saved a moment of it. We just spent it differently. ## [Joke formats for novel writers](https://newsletter.firstdraftpro.com/p/joke-formats-for-novel-writers) _2025-08-11 · Tarryn · The Draft_ Eight joke formats to punch-up your dialogue, character interactions, and prose ## [on thoughtpunk](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/thoughtpunk) _2025-08-08 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ You are not machine readable ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LG8sgpVXSHi6) _2025-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [The yellow light means stop](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/the-yellow-light-means-stop) _2025-08-02 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ How traffic lights help us exercise judgement and make ethical decisions that impact ourselves and others (in case you were wondering, yes this is a metaphor). ## [I’m Publishing a New Book! Not the One You Might Think](https://www.kyliedunn.com/blog/2025/newbook) _2025-08-01 · Kylie Dunn · blog - kylie dunn and dinkylune_ I’ve written and drawn a new book about how to draw simple and effective things for visual notetaking. I’m really excited about this one - and a little scared. ## [What ethics actually is](https://themindfile.substack.com/p/what-is-ethics-the-answer-may-surprise) _2025-07-27 · Miriam Reynoldson · The Mind File_ Somewhere along the line, I think we have actually forgotten what ethics is. ## [My Three Words for 2025](https://www.kyliedunn.com/blog/mythreewords2025) _2025-01-06 · Kylie Dunn · blog - kylie dunn and dinkylune_ Reflecting on my three words for 2024 and outlining what 2025 will be. ## [Conquistador Murder Hobos for Jesus!](https://mharoldpage.substack.com/p/conquistador-murder-hobos-for-jesus) _2025-01-03 · M Harold Page · M Harold Page_ The Relación of Gaspar de Carvajal: The Discovery of the Amazon ## [Montage outlining, anybody?](https://mharoldpage.substack.com/p/montage-outlining-anybody) _2024-11-07 · M Harold Page · M Harold Page_ In which I discover the Five and Two Halves Episode Structure... ## [70s SciFi Worldbuilding (3): Starship Operations](https://mharoldpage.substack.com/p/70s-scifi-worldbuilding-3-starship) _2024-10-02 · M Harold Page · M Harold Page_ Using Conflict Diagrams to fine-tune a Transistor Punk Space Opera setting ## [70s SciFi Worldbuilding (2): Space Travel](https://mharoldpage.substack.com/p/wordlbuilding-transistor-punk-space) _2024-09-30 · M Harold Page · M Harold Page_ Using Conflict Diagrams to fine-tune a Transistor Punk Space Opera setting ## [70s SciFi Worldbuilding (1): Nerfing the tech in a way that makes sense](https://mharoldpage.substack.com/p/worldbuilding-a-self-consistent-70s) _2024-09-26 · M Harold Page · M Harold Page_ Using Conflict Diagrams to fine-tune a Transistor Punk Space Opera setting