Consider organizing your novel in a chronological order if your subject's life or the event unfolds over a period of time.

Writing Historical Outline Your Story - Step 1: Chronological Structure

Alternatively, you might organize your novel around specific themes or aspects of your subject's life or the event.

Writing Historical Outline Your Story - Step 2: Thematic Structure

A historical biographical novel outline can use a chronological structure, which organizes the subject's life or events over time, or a thematic structure, which organizes the story around themes or aspects of the subject's life.

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Create a detailed outline of your novel, including the major events and milestones in your subject's life that you plan to cover. Decide on the narrative structure and how you will weave historical facts with fictional elements.

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