How To Outline A 60,000 Word Book In 24 Minutes

[@carinaverakinsman]

I paid $2K for a self-publishing course as a writer. This felt like a $100K college degree on how to write anything I want. Cole, this is the best piece of content I've seen in a LONG time 🔥🔥

[@highpriestessofmythal199]

I was thinking about this last night… I couldn’t figure out how to structure my grimoire to to teach others. And here is Cole dropping gems on us.

[@darshit_poriya]

Finally, it’s out 🙌 Waiting for this for so long!!! Going to share my takeaway by writing a thread and publish on X today! ☑️

[@nicolascole77]

would love to read it!

[@TongjalWN]

This is so comprehensive, Nicole. I like the teaching style used in this video. Thank you.

[@nicolascole77]

I'm glad, thanks for watching.

[@TongjalWN]

@@nicolascole77 you're welcome.

[@ameydeo24]

PGA is filled with gems like this! ✨

[@moniquelemaire5333]

My mother ended up as an English teacher after teaching Latin, French and Spanish. One if her sayings was: the more detailed the outline, the easier it will be to write your paper or book. Another point she made was: "petit a petit, l'oiseaux fait son nid.". Translated : little by little the bird makes his nest. In everything we do, it's much easier to do small tasks . Like making lasagna tonight: Cook the beef and the onions Ricotta cheese and 2 eggs with parmesan cheese in that Slice the onions and peppers and cook them Since this was a gluten free lasagna the nexy thing was: Slice the zucchini into planks and cook that in the skillet. All the parts were ready to go, just had to assemble and add the sauce and extra cheese on the top!!! Yummy 😋. Yes, writing is simply like making a lasagna: outline, layers, and extra cheese on the top. For the writer the extra cheese is using good vocabulary and sentence structure. It needs the flow.....like the sauce. Miss Monique 🙂🎉😊

[@charles120001]

This is brilliant! Thank you. I'm a leading authority in my field and subject, I've learned that you can know your subject, give lectures, and write articles, but writing a book is a whole different ball game. Until today, I've struggled to write my book. Thank you. I can now confidently begin to write my book again and complete it. Thank you, Nicolas. You are a lifesaver.

[@kenward1310]

Value on value on value. Thank you!

[@nicolascole77]

Boom

[@StefanStamenic22]

Thank you for this, mentor 🙏

[@nicolascole77]

Happy to share

[@bruceryba5740]

Excellent presentation. I’ll have to watch this about three times.-I did find a useful tip for those sub chapters and that was talking to my phone on the way to work and back and then mail the story to myself. The grammar always messed up but the point is I have something on paper as a springboard. I also noticed that if I say the same story into the phone on three different days, I’ll usually end up with one really good sentence or thought to add to the overall storyline. This is just brainstorming the real workers making an all clear. but if you’re stuck at the keyboard, speaking into the phone can help things along

[@bruceryba5740]

One more, then I’ll ask Siri to read the screen back to me.

[@Nnabros_howfar]

Thanks Cole. This is superb content. I'm definitely adapting this ti my writing.

[@JosephRooks]

The most real thing about every video you make is the way you visibly hate the way something sounds when you're drafting it and you just keep right on going... as a professional writer should! Doing a subtle but important service to the writing world by just doing that visibly.

[@admiralrohan]

Very timely video, thanks. Stuck at 10k word and overwhelmed with my book. The main takeway for me: An outline will give me a end in sight. At this moment I don't know what "done" looks like. But I think the outline will evolve as I write more and get new ideas.

[@blanchesplace]

Ive been struggling in writing a book for our local cemetery. Your video helped tremendously! My chapters will be the history of the cemetery beginning in 1870

[@TongjalWN]

5:19-5:27 I like that you didn't say "If you can EXPAND your thinking." I could have said it is expanding my thinking. But it is really compressing, because the mind feels bigger than the human.

[@ariekoprasethio]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00:14 *📚 Introduction to Book Outlining* - Explanation of the significance of outlining a book. - Introduction to the 4A Framework for book writing. 00:03:11 *✍️ Organizing and Structuring Your Book* - Importance of structuring your book with clear chapters. - Introduction of the "10 Magical Ways to Expand Anything" framework. 00:05:01 *🗂️ Outlining and Preparing Chapters* - Steps for breaking down a 60,000-word book into 10 chapters. - Tips for mentally preparing and organizing content into piles. 00:09:25 *📖 Aspirational Book Writing with Examples* - Structuring chapters using personal stories and experiences. - Example of different themes and categories used in aspirational writing. 00:14:37 *🔍 Detailed Outlining Process* - Deep dive into outlining each chapter with bullet points. - Prioritizing various chapter themes and elements systematically. 00:17:19 *🛠️ Free Writing and Brain Dumping* - Encouragement of freeform writing during the detailing phase. - Focusing on jotting down key ideas without judging the structure. 00:19:11 *🧾 Finalizing and Structuring Content* - Organizing outlines into separate documents for each chapter. - Creating clear headers and sections for systematic review. 20:47 *💡 Efficient Writing Structure* - Use detailed notes and section outlines for easier writing, - Begin with an organized plan and personal anecdotes for coherent chapter structure, - Avoid starting with a blank page by relying on pre-prepared notes. 22:19 *🚫 Common Pitfalls in Book Writing* - Skipping the outlining process leads to inefficient writing, - Starting writing directly in a linear fashion is challenging and inefficient, - Organize content early to let writing flow naturally and prevent constant revisions. Made with HARPA AI

[@fatmaothm5801]

Thank you these is so helpful 🙏 now I understand why I skip writing even though it's so meaningful to me thanks to you ☺️ I am going to start writing

[@AminataYKanu]

You are an amazing teacher and an awesome writer! I suspect you didn't even need that Writing degree.

[@ryancruz446]

This is very helpful - I am an Indie Author - I write non-fiction books!

[@TheGreyThompson]

Starting my first listen now (with many more to come, I’m sure!!)

[@nicolascole77]

Enjoy!

[@mariavalente6304]

Outlines saves novels!

[@nicolascole77]

It's all for the children.

[@Lodayaprashant]

Thanks! Quite helpful. Could you also share similar process for Fiction books?

[@iamangelab]

amazing video

[@mr.muscle9397]

Sorry for those who didn't find this video

[@nicolascole77]

So sorry to those.

[@michellewolff11]

Is this a template in Full Stack Writer or one of the other courses?

[@TongjalWN]

Nicole, please what software did you use to show prepping the page?

[@nicolascole77]

Notion

[@TongjalWN]

@@nicolascole77 thank you. I guessed so. ☺️

[@QuizmasterLaw]

Though this was all accurate it did not emphasis how vital good outlining is. Outline ten times write once is much more efficient than outline never write ten times.

[@iAbhishek_official]

💯

[@MrRosebeing]

Write your outline, that should give you enough time to have a shower and make a cup of tea.

[@iamangelab]

ok how do i get 6000 words lol

[@Divyv520]

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[@marieseltenrych]

I am intrigued by this methodology_ I spent 30 days (nanowrimo) to write 50K words_ I just love this and think you must be the next President of USA_