New writers sometimes ask me what's the difference between a pantser and an outliner, and I tell them: A pantser just throws a dozen angry ferrets into a box to see what happens. An outliner, however, names the ferrets first.
March 8, 2024 at 10:51 PM
New writers sometimes ask me what's the difference between a pantser and an outliner, and I tell them: A pantser just throws a dozen angry ferrets into a box to see what happens. An outliner, however, names the ferrets first.
Writers of Bluesky! Whomst among us is an outliner, and who is not?
December 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Writers of Bluesky! Whomst among us is an outliner, and who is not?
"We‘re gonna need a ~~bigger boat~~ outliner GUI"
September 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"We‘re gonna need a ~~bigger boat~~ outliner GUI"
did you know that dragging objects from the outliner into the scene will create copies of them? can be useful for quickly positioning some preconfigured lights
October 22, 2024 at 12:11 AM
did you know that dragging objects from the outliner into the scene will create copies of them? can be useful for quickly positioning some preconfigured lights
You might not have noticed, but leaflet has kick ass list handling, and you can use it as a pretty full featured outliner! Check out this demo :
September 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
You might not have noticed, but leaflet has kick ass list handling, and you can use it as a pretty full featured outliner! Check out this demo :
Are you more of an outliner or discovery writer? Something in between? What do you do before writing, and then during? #WritingPrompt
May 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Are you more of an outliner or discovery writer? Something in between? What do you do before writing, and then during? #WritingPrompt
Wer die komplette Liste meiner für den Artikel verwendeten Quellen haben will, einfach antickern. Ich müsste die nur aus einem alten Diigo-Outliner kratzen.
May 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Wer die komplette Liste meiner für den Artikel verwendeten Quellen haben will, einfach antickern. Ich müsste die nur aus einem alten Diigo-Outliner kratzen.
Question for #WritingCommunity #WriteSky folks:
What's your process? (I wish we had polls but also I don't want to limit replies...)
Are you a:
- Jigsaw Writer
- Discovery Writer
- Pantser
- Plotter
- Outliner
- Flashcards and string writer
- Something else?? 👀
What's your process? (I wish we had polls but also I don't want to limit replies...)
Are you a:
- Jigsaw Writer
- Discovery Writer
- Pantser
- Plotter
- Outliner
- Flashcards and string writer
- Something else?? 👀
February 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Question for #WritingCommunity #WriteSky folks:
What's your process? (I wish we had polls but also I don't want to limit replies...)
Are you a:
- Jigsaw Writer
- Discovery Writer
- Pantser
- Plotter
- Outliner
- Flashcards and string writer
- Something else?? 👀
What's your process? (I wish we had polls but also I don't want to limit replies...)
Are you a:
- Jigsaw Writer
- Discovery Writer
- Pantser
- Plotter
- Outliner
- Flashcards and string writer
- Something else?? 👀
Video game asset naming (#73 in a series)
September 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Video game asset naming (#73 in a series)
Your Unreal project starts small.
Then one day you open the World Outliner and there are 900 actors staring back at you. 😱
We made Outliner Tools for that exact moment.
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GameDev #LevelDesign #UnrealDev
www.fab.com/listings/40e...
Then one day you open the World Outliner and there are 900 actors staring back at you. 😱
We made Outliner Tools for that exact moment.
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GameDev #LevelDesign #UnrealDev
www.fab.com/listings/40e...
Outliner Tools
Organize complex levels, prevent accidental edits and take direct control of Unreal Engine’s World Outliner.Outliner Tools is an Editor-only Code Plugin that extends the World Outliner with actor lock...
www.fab.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Your Unreal project starts small.
Then one day you open the World Outliner and there are 900 actors staring back at you. 😱
We made Outliner Tools for that exact moment.
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GameDev #LevelDesign #UnrealDev
www.fab.com/listings/40e...
Then one day you open the World Outliner and there are 900 actors staring back at you. 😱
We made Outliner Tools for that exact moment.
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GameDev #LevelDesign #UnrealDev
www.fab.com/listings/40e...
#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Sort items in the outliner by clicking on a column header. Click again to reverse the sort, and once more to return to normal.
September 26, 2026 at 8:34 AM
#Scrivener 3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Sort items in the outliner by clicking on a column header. Click again to reverse the sort, and once more to return to normal.
I've said before that every single time I sit down to write, I rediscover how to write, but given how many times I've done it, I think this is the pattern:
1 - I am an outliner, I do my best work when outlined
2 - I WILL abandon the outline the moment something shiny catches my attention
1 - I am an outliner, I do my best work when outlined
2 - I WILL abandon the outline the moment something shiny catches my attention
February 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I've said before that every single time I sit down to write, I rediscover how to write, but given how many times I've done it, I think this is the pattern:
1 - I am an outliner, I do my best work when outlined
2 - I WILL abandon the outline the moment something shiny catches my attention
1 - I am an outliner, I do my best work when outlined
2 - I WILL abandon the outline the moment something shiny catches my attention
My FreeCAD project sketch name:
“power_button_hole_sketch”
Truncated name:
"power butthole sketch"
“power_button_hole_sketch”
Truncated name:
"power butthole sketch"
February 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
My FreeCAD project sketch name:
“power_button_hole_sketch”
Truncated name:
"power butthole sketch"
“power_button_hole_sketch”
Truncated name:
"power butthole sketch"
February 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A black jockstrap is always gonna be that gurl 😩😭😮💨 THEE Outliner and Accentuater
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A black jockstrap is always gonna be that gurl 😩😭😮💨 THEE Outliner and Accentuater
I think I just realized I'm more of a discovery writer than an outliner, I looove writing synopses and haaate doing outlines
July 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I think I just realized I'm more of a discovery writer than an outliner, I looove writing synopses and haaate doing outlines
Tips for first time panster writers? Cause I'm an outliner who has somehow found myself pantsing a book.
April 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Tips for first time panster writers? Cause I'm an outliner who has somehow found myself pantsing a book.
Bulleted is officially live: bulleted.app
At the surface, it's pretty simple: It's an outliner. Every bullet is a record in a repository you own. The launch post covers what it does, so this thread is the part I left out: why I built it and what's underneath.
At the surface, it's pretty simple: It's an outliner. Every bullet is a record in a repository you own. The launch post covers what it does, so this thread is the part I left out: why I built it and what's underneath.
Bulleted
The @bulleted.app outline.
bulleted.app
August 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Bulleted is officially live: bulleted.app
At the surface, it's pretty simple: It's an outliner. Every bullet is a record in a repository you own. The launch post covers what it does, so this thread is the part I left out: why I built it and what's underneath.
At the surface, it's pretty simple: It's an outliner. Every bullet is a record in a repository you own. The launch post covers what it does, so this thread is the part I left out: why I built it and what's underneath.
Why does this man look so good in this tomodachi life outfit.
I'm also just glad to be using my usual outliner pen, even if this is still really sketchy
I'm also just glad to be using my usual outliner pen, even if this is still really sketchy
May 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Why does this man look so good in this tomodachi life outfit.
I'm also just glad to be using my usual outliner pen, even if this is still really sketchy
I'm also just glad to be using my usual outliner pen, even if this is still really sketchy
what has NOT changed is that every first draft of everything I've ever written has multiple points where you can see me getting bored with what's going on and throwing in some insane development
I am not an outliner
I am not an outliner
June 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
what has NOT changed is that every first draft of everything I've ever written has multiple points where you can see me getting bored with what's going on and throwing in some insane development
I am not an outliner
I am not an outliner
#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Centre outliner columns in the visible area by selecting ‘Center Content’ from ‘View > Outliner Options’.
July 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM
#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Centre outliner columns in the visible area by selecting ‘Center Content’ from ‘View > Outliner Options’.
I am necessarily an outliner as I enjoy putting together clockwork plots, but I love how characters come alive as I'm writing them. Oh, that's who you are. I didn't know before this moment.
February 23, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I am necessarily an outliner as I enjoy putting together clockwork plots, but I love how characters come alive as I'm writing them. Oh, that's who you are. I didn't know before this moment.
Slowwwwwly easing our way back into it
Week of 2026-07-06
Featuring an outliner, personal finances, and a new faucet
weekly.graham.systems
July 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Slowwwwwly easing our way back into it
Figured I'd re-post my old #animtip gifs from the bird site on here.
Turns out Maya has a ✨secret✨second outliner that you can access by dragging the dotted line from the bottom of any outliner window.
Found it helpful when jumping between different parts of the outliner frequently. #gamedev
Turns out Maya has a ✨secret✨second outliner that you can access by dragging the dotted line from the bottom of any outliner window.
Found it helpful when jumping between different parts of the outliner frequently. #gamedev
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM