The Outcome Outline
A Planning Tool for Nonfiction Writers
Part of Jennie Nash’s Blueprint for a Book method
Are you a "pantser" or a "plotter"? Do you love outlining, or does it leave you running for the hills?
Some writers love to outline their entire book, because they believe they have to map out every point, argument, and anecdote to write a coherent whole. Other writers hate outlining, because they believe it robs them of their creativity and they would rather write their way to an understanding of their message.
Jennie Nash has designed an outlining method that writers from both camps can love. It’s called the Outcome Outline.
It’s a simple and easy-to-use tool with a very clear goal: In a short space, tie each point or argument of your book to the takeaways (outcomes) that you want your reader to come away with.
It’s one step in her 14-step Blueprint for a Book method, which walks you step-by-step through the basic details needed to lay the foundation for a book that will have a strong framework so you can write forward with confidence.
“Jennie Nash may just be the best nonfiction book coach around.”
THE CREATOR
Hi, I’m Jennie
I’m the creator of the Outcome Outline and the Blueprint method, and the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator.
I am in the business of figuring out how to help writers do their best work and for more than a decade, I have been obsessing about that question.
The Blueprint is my answer. It’s a 14-step method to help you write a better book.
What’s a better book? One that:
1. You actually write instead of just talking about it.
And one that:
2. Grabs the reader and causes them to grab their friends and say, “You have to read this book!”
Take the Course
Our Outcome Outline course will teach you the Cornerstone Questions for deciding on the best structure for your book, the Outcome Outline, and the Mini Blueprint, a succinct snapshot of your entire book that allows you to see the whole thing in one glance. You'll learn how to weave together your argument and the anecdotes that support it, so that your readers experience the transformation you want them to have. These clear, concise roadmaps you'll create will help you get to "the end" faster, with a book that is solid from cover to cover.
This class is applicable to those writing prescriptive nonfiction.
(Writing memoir or narrative nonfiction? Check out The Inside Outline, this class's narrative equivalent.)
