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How I Modify My Google Doc for Outlining and Drafting

I previously talked about setting up my document to look like a formatted paperback book to help writing not feel so daunting.

Today, I bring you a different way I change my document that is more appealing to me than the standard Doc.

For Drafts

first, go to Page Set Up

this is what the default is

For my setup: Margins will change to .5" for top, bottom, left, and right.

this is the page color I chose but it's totally optional.

Then, I change my default font. Here is how to find the ones I like. Go to the font option, then click More fonts.

These are the fonts I love. You can search them or browse for ones you like.

next, i change my first-line paragraph indent to .25"

For Outlining

(and also character profiles, world-building, etc.)

You are going to follow the same steps as above first. The only difference is you don't need to mess with any of the indent settings.

I use boxes as dividers and organizers. To do this, go to Insert > Table > 1x1.

Then, change the border thickness to 2.25pt. I usually have a color palette for these, so I'm choosing a darker brown than the background for the borders. But white paper and black table lines work just as well and are more print-friendly ;)

Next, I change the Headings, Subheadings, and Subtitles. To begin, I am changing my Title heading. I choose my font, how big I want it to be, and then I like using a highlight color as well. Here, I'm using a standard light/pastel color and 18pt font.

Highlight to select this new title. Go to the dropdown menu that says "normal text", hover over "Title", then choose "Update 'Title' to Match". Now you can click that every time with no hassle. And it will begin an outline for you to the left.

Let's make that box within a box! Make sure you are typing inside the first box. Then insert another table. I am going to use a 2x3.

Because this table is more than one cell, you can go to the three dots up top and click "Table Options" to change every table border selected at once. Again, 2.25pt with the same color as before. The cell background color says white but you don't have to change it to match the page color.

You can save both your Heading preferences and page setup as your default style. Every new document you make will use these settings automatically.

I really hope this was helpful and/or interesting!

As always, take what you want and leave the rest. Happy writing!

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i think the struggle of writer’s block can be described as being caged in a box with barely any escape in sight. it’s stifling, suffocating and just unbearably uncomfortable. it’s like trying to look at new angles and coming up with none. it’s even worse if you aren’t aware of the cause whether that’s just demotivation, depression, anxiety or just all three thrown into the mix. 

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witness

the universe is always a witness to all my confessions

– jining

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Marina Tsvetaeva, from Earthly Signs: Moscow Diaries, 1917-1922; “A Hero of Labor”

﹙ Text ID: I’ll cry about this earth in heaven too.﹚

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writing prompts masterlist

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i can breathe a little easier, but i miss you. how bittersweet.

– jining

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letting go of you has been freeing despite the pain. let’s just leave it to fate. 

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my mind has decided to give up on you but my heart hasn’t. 

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everything about interacting with you has either been bittersweet or painful but maybe that’s just me 

– jining

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𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤

𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬?  

 – 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝

𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨�� 𝘰𝘧 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶.   

– 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞

𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦.   

– 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐩

𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬.. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶.   

– 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺.   

– 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭?

𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦? 𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦? 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶?   

– 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭

𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘢𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 & 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵. 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺.   

– 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨