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It's tempting to include all this information that you already know, so what's the harm? The harm, as you indicate in your question, is that the outline no longer serves as a good gauge of your progress through the work.
What is the purpose of the outline? If your publisher requires it then follow your publisher's guidelines -- but, probably, the outline ...
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My approach to outlining: For each scene, write the minimum that reminds me what I want to accomplish with the scene. For me, the minimum is something like:
The POV character.
What the POV character is trying to accomplish in this scene.
The conflict (who or what stands in the way).
The outcome of the conflict (yes, no, yes but..., no and furthermore...).
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Obviously, both female participation and female representation are important.
Female participation is more immediately important, because you're dealing with your actual students, and it's crucial that the girls be able to participate just as much as the boys. That being said, this isn't a one-or-the-other case - quite the opposite, since the easiest way ...
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Something I've heard, though yet to try, is to write outlines at at three levels of detail, then finally writing the story.
First write the outline completely free from all character view point, write it as general as possible, cover all of the main points from the beginning to the end.
Next write a second more detailed outline, this time taking into ...
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Your problem is that you're trying to use one tool for two opposing tasks.
You're using an outline as a guide for writing (what happens next).
You want to use your outline to gauge the size of your work (what has already happened).
If you can't gauge the size of your work by reading the actual text, then my suggestion is to keep two outlines.
Your ...
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