Jonathan Dee

I wrote my first novel in the same conditions as most first novelists - I had a full-time job, I shared an apartment, I had no time - and so I became a compulsive outliner of everything. Ever since then, my process has consisted of trying to forcibly rid myself of that compulsion.

American Novelist

Marie Lu

I'm not much of an outliner in general. I tend to wing my way through all my drafts, which means writing a series is a very chaotic and panic-inducing experience.

American Author

Sara Shepard

I am a big outliner. For my adult book, 'The Visibles,' I did not outline, and it took me two years to write because I just didn't outline, and I had no path.

Robin Wasserman

I used to be an obsessive outliner - figuring that writing without an outline was like jumping off a cliff and building a parachute on the way down.

Liane Moriarty

I'm not an outliner. I come up with a premise and then take it from there.

Australian Author

An outliner structures data, making complex information easier to navigate.

Hierarchical Organization

Don't confuse an outliner in software with outlining as in drawing; they serve different purposes.

Not Sketching

Outliner in computing might be unfamiliar to those not used to tech jargon.

Tech-Savvy Term

An outliner helps visualize the flow of a project or creation before details are added.

Abstract Planning

Outliner refers to the conceptual phase, not physical drawing with a pen.

Sketching Concepts

Outliners set the groundwork that guides the actual creation process.

Creative Blueprint

In arts, an outliner emphasizes edges and contours, not full areas.

Artistic Highlighting

An outliner pen is a specific type of marker used for certain artistic effects.

Specialized Tool

Outliner pens are different from regular markers because they're made to outline, not fill.