In this writing vlog, I’m sitting down and figuring out my novel’s outline—aka the slightly chaotic but very satisfying part where the story starts to feel real. I walk you through how I take all the floating ideas in my head (vibes, scenes, character moments, and the general “this is fantasy and I want it to hurt a little” energy) and start shaping them into something that actually has structure. If you’ve ever stared at a blank page and thought, “cool, but what happens next,” this is that process in real time. Because I’m a bookish bullet journaler at heart, I’m approaching outlining in a way that feels organized without killing the creativity. I’m thinking through the big beats, what needs to happen to get my characters from point A to point B, and where the tension needs to rise so the plot doesn’t sag in the middle. The biggest takeaway: outlining doesn’t have to be perfect—it just has to give you a path forward so drafting feels less like wandering in the dark and more like following a map you drew yourself.