Normally, I outline, crack my knuckles, and start to type the new work. Which usually means hunching in the rocking chair in my bedroom and going into a trance for a few hours.
Within a couple lines, the new work is never *anything* like the outline. So that outline gets thrown away, and a new one is built the next day.
Over the past few days, though, I've been working on an outline- for the entire novel, not just a particular section or chapter (which is what I usually do). The plot's getting better. In fact, I'm starting to really like it! But what if I can't help but careen off the rails? What if I'm incapable of following a plan?
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