The Count and the Convict--A Simple Outline

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This was not the first book I wrote.  It was the third, but as it is the simplest of the outlines, I thought I would put it first.  This was a crossover between Les Miserable and The Count of Monte Cristo.  Really, as the short story was mainly a dialogue, here the elements of what both characters would talk about.  But as you see, an outline even for a short story can be as in-depth as you would like it to be.  

Yes, there is a coffee stain

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Yes, there is a coffee stain... it won't be the last one you see.

One and a half pages of notes for a 6000-word short story if you were wondering

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One and a half pages of notes for a 6000-word short story if you were wondering.  That's not a rule, it's just how this one worked out.  

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