Here is a catalog of the outlines and notes I make for each of my stories. With each, I will discuss some of the helps that I have found useful so you can as well. Part of making a story enjoyable to the reader is giving the reader the sense that...
Here, I am going to post the outlines for a book that has not been completely posted on Wattpad yet. So if you don't want spoilers don't try too hard to read the outline. I will not mention any major spoiler in my comments, but there will be some information, and if you want to read the story "pristinely," be warned.
This was another story that had some significant deviations from the original outline. Many were very organic and seemed to flow well with the story, similar to my discussion in the last chapter.
But sometimes, the deviations are not completely beneficial. This book is a good example of that. Typically, when I write I have multiple character arcs and story arcs occurring at the same time--an internal character struggle that needs to be overcome reflected in an external struggle that needs to be overcome. When done right, I can bring all the climaxes together and resolve them at the same time. If you have read any of my works, you may recognize this is the reason the final climax is generally so satisfying.
But here, as the protagonists are approaching the final conflict, they are met by an "emissary" of the enemy, who was originally a non-named character on the outline. She is later named Charal in order to help the flow of the dialogue and as a nod to the Ewok movie, The Battle for Endor. But when the protagonists arrive, Rey makes a comment that she was force-sensitive. Well, there it was and the whole ending sequence was altered because of it.
There was a problem, however. She messed up my perfect climax. Now, I had to rub my temples trying to figure out if teasing apart the simultaneous climaxes in order to introduce a new character would be the best for the overall story.
There may be disagreement on this, but I had to ultimately side with Charal's introduction being at that moment. Her character was too interesting for me to abandon completely, and the timing of her introduction led to some important scenes that would be pivotal for the unfolding of the story in the next book.
All that said, sometimes the creative deviations from the original plan are not always cut and dry beneficial. As a writer, these are the decisions one has to make. Does the benefit outweigh the cost? Here I felt the overarching story of the trilogy was aided by her introduction, so the smaller story of this book had to take a back seat to the trilogy arc.
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