S11 E08 You Like Your Outline but Now You Don't Want to Write the Book

For years I've said the reason I'm not an outliner is that once I've outlined a story, I feel like I've already written it—and it stops being fun.

But a writer in the Book Incubator recently brought me a more specific version of this problem: what happens when you love your outline, don't want to change a single thing about it, and you've still lost all your excitement to actually sit down and write it?

In this episode:

+ Why losing interest in your own outline doesn't always mean the story itself needs to change

+ How to get to the part you're actually excited to write (and what to do with the rest)

+ The real reason writing while bored hurts both you and the reader

Related episode: What to Do with Scenes You Don’t Want to Write but Think You Have to → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqQkkqhk3A&t=4s

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Happy writing! — Mary

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