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- verb Present participle of
outline .
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Examples
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I do think outlining is an individual decision and process.
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The point of outlining is to help you with the actual writing of the book.
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Having finally figured out that outlining is the way for me to go (duh!), I totally agree.
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Separate the research/planning/outlining from the actual writing.
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Incidentally, outlining is used much more in non-fiction books e.g. creating a table of contents at the outset.
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But outlining is like throwing a Zwerchhau - you just have to trust the technique, or it doesn't work.
Yes I'm that crazy old mountain man... zornhau 2009
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However, where the Liberal Democrats and Labour differ, is that Vince Cable has gone to the heart of the problem, in outlining how there needs to be a fundamental change in the way regulation operates, instead of a tinkering around the edges to prevent those greedy bankers and the like from hopping ship to another country.
It really is just ‘business as usual’… « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009
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The theory that I am outlining is an analogue to the one we have developed for games.
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Pity the officers didnt conduct a wee pre pace interview on the way in outlining what Gadget has said above - keep Sthum, get a brief.
Upside Your Head « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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It offers his “economic blueprint,” almost literally, in outlining his plan for the middle class as a house is being constructed.
New Ads: 1, 2, ‘Punch’ — and Punch Back - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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