When I outline, I usually do it by hand, on scrap paper or index cards or just one big list. One story I did an entire 11x17 sheet with scenes and events and stuff. Mind maps are good too. But I never type it up. That makes it too real. Because I ignore stuff in my outline all the time. I never use pictures, but most of the stuff is in my head. If anything, I draw things on paper to make them real.
Great space pictures for inspiration (or backdrops) can be found at: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
One funny thing, for my WotF story, I knew exactly what Gina looked like, down to her name plate, but the illustration Robert did was from Gina's POV, so everything that was not fixed in my mind was in the picture.
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But I never type it up. That makes it too real. Because I ignore stuff in my outline all the time.
I never use pictures, but most of the stuff is in my head. If anything, I draw things on paper to make them real.
Great space pictures for inspiration (or backdrops) can be found at:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
One funny thing, for my WotF story, I knew exactly what Gina looked like, down to her name plate, but the illustration Robert did was from Gina's POV, so everything that was not fixed in my mind was in the picture.