Bridging

It's a skeleton of wood that allows us to cross from the beginning to the end.

I've been working on a much too detailed outline. Stupid bear trick.

Now, I'm working on a mush more simple outline. It's working better.

The goal of the working outline is to get you to the other side of the story with dry feet. Don't over engineer the solution. It's an outline, not the draft.

Know the difference.

I know you're writing. I'm trying to ride the little bike with my feet nailed to the pedals. Don't poke the bear.