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Long-Form Outline to Draft

by IronOx Creative Production › Deep Drafting

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80 minutes 7 Steps

  1. Gather

    • All research notes in one document
    • Your strongest quote, statistic and story highlighted

  2. Outline

    20 minutes

    Group notes into sections and order them so each one raises the question the next one answers.

  3. Break

    5 minutes

  4. Draft section one

    25 minutes

    Open with your strongest story.

  5. Break

    5 minutes

  6. Draft section two

    25 minutes

  7. Leave a trail

    • Bullet points for the next section
    • Any facts still to check