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Norman Mailer’s character timeline for Harlot’s Ghost.

Norman Mailer’s character timeline for Harlot’s Ghost.

Authors' Handwritten Charts and Outlines

Ryan Nance May 17, 2013

A lot of the work of novel making is the handling of an immensely complex imaginary system of people, incidents and actions. Not surprising, a lot of writers resort to charts, outlines and graphs to handle it. ​

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Joseph Heller’s chart outline for Catch-22. 

Joseph Heller’s chart outline for Catch-22. 

​J.K Rowling's chart for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

​J.K Rowling's chart for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

James Salter’s outline for Light Years.

James Salter’s outline for Light Years.

Sylvia Plath’s outline for The Bell Jar. 

Sylvia Plath’s outline for The Bell Jar. 

William Faulkner’s outline for A Fable — written on his office walls. 

William Faulkner’s outline for A Fable — written on his office walls. 

Part of Jennifer Egan’s plan for her short story “Black Box.”

Part of Jennifer Egan’s plan for her short story “Black Box.”

Henry Miller’s manuscript plan for Tropic of Capricorn.. 

Henry Miller’s manuscript plan for Tropic of Capricorn.

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