In my last post, I mentioned I had started planning my next book. Since then, I've written over 6,000 words of outline and general notes about the book. I think that's a pretty good start. I have the parts mapped out (it will have 3 parts, each covering a different aspect of the story, but all linked together) as well as fairly detailed descriptions of each chapter (I currently have 35 chapters outlined).

One thing I learned from my first book is that I need more details in my outline. My...