Outlines

Outlines help a lot with writing. When you know you have to write a paper, the best way to start is by making an outline.

As a writer, I have never really started with an outline. I always start writing without having a plan. After reading about how helpful outlines can be, I have decided to begin using outlines. With outlines you can list key ideas that you might forget about and if anyone is like me, I forget all the time. Writing key ideas down will help me to remember the ideas but also to stay on track while I am writing. That is where a more formal type of outline comes in.

Having an outline and then changing it into a more formal one will benefit by writing in many ways. Like I said, I will be able to stay on track. I will also be able to go back and look at my outline to see if I have left anything out. Staying on track is important to me because I tend to ramble on in my papers. Also staying on track will help the reader to understand what is going on throughout the paper.

The chapter “Outlines” was eye opening to me because I have never been to big on outlines. It showed me how much they help and benefit your writing process.