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What separates a good story from a great one is outlining.

This method is opposite Stephen King's who doesn't outline and does not know how his novels will end. Two great writers doing things totally different from each other.

Love all his books.

Thank you maestro Grisham for your very inspired stories. I think the stories go in the wright direction hot to show the society of judges and crimes. It is almost authentic.

Will start doing THIS! Now- gotta go back. Thank you.

by the time I finish I can't even read it it's so messy :)

🎉🙏🌅👍🚢 that's a ✈️run way- print out draft like ! Help to finish the goal 🥅 🎉

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Great advice. Make a lot of sense. Outlining is essential for a well planned book. One of my favorite writers.

This is an interesting short video I’m actual in the middle of reading a book about plotting your book which fundamentally is about planing your book prior to writing it. In the past I’ve started a book. I’ve started the writing process without any prior planning & the results are absolutely dismal because you don’t finish the manuscript so hence today I have a number of manuscripts dormant in their various stages of completion simply because I was unaware of why you should plot & plan the actually process. My approach was to simply allow the creative process to take over without planning. This was complete fallacy.

I might try this with my next book. My first book was 100% pantsing. My 2nd had a basic 3 page outline. Next time, I'll try a detailed out.

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Please send this to RR Martin already

If anyone's advice is worth following it's John Grisham, the guy gets out so many novels you'd think he's got a grudge against trees. Absolute GOAT

I feel seen. I took my brilliant idea and 130,000 words later my story is lost at sea. I am retroactively outlining it to get it back on track.

Outlines are for bad writers.

Surely there’s a messy draft before the outline. Otherwise, where’s the knowledge come from of what’s going to happen in each chapter?

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I think Rick Bragg gives me hope that we can join together as Americans. We come from such weird and diverse places. Yet we can unite around a dog! ❤️

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Interesting

John, I have a true-life story for you that will grab you from the first moments. My husband an attorney was convicted by an evil ex-wife with 3 daughters, his previous evil wife who was caught in extremital affairs with a psychologist husband

I love Rick Bragg, and so does my momma.

Is is there going to be a book 8 Of Theo Boone?

The content page is best outline if you are writing non fiction. 😊

I discovered the Cork O'Connor series about a month ago and absolutely love it! I prefer to listen to fiction audiobooks because I read a lot of technical material and it gives me a chance to enjoy a story while resting my eyes. I've finished the first 2 books in the series and I've started on the 3rd (Purgatory Ridge). I love a good murder mystery so I'm totally hooked and I'm anxious to get through the entire series in order. Thanks, Mr Kreuger, for the many hours of audiobook entertainment! 👍😊

Rick's gonna get him a po boy sandwich in New Orleans!

Dylan did a radio show on songs about baseball, and it showed he was indeed a fan. It's a really good book that all true baseball fans will cherish.

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Good tips. My writing improved dramatically once I started outlining. When you actually know where you're going the words flow so much easier.

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What ever happened to Jake and some of the others

I’m so amazed how much I can relate to Rick - so many, many things we have in common! Just discovered him and just pre-ordered this book👍

One of the best books I’ve read! I’m now reading my third Rick Bragg book.

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Stephen King should do this.

I'm more 'seat-of-the-pants style writing, outlines take too much time quite frankly Grisham just admitted that indirectly, I have a note-book where I mark-off what I'm doing but to write an outline? just use that time to finish the chapters and the book in record time instead of taking months more to do so

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I totally understand about putting together a plot because a lot of times a lot of lawyers they have to know what they’re gonna do before they get in a court so I understand the translation of that from Royal life Court to riding life

Can this guy be even more american?