coolxeo Outline
Turn a seed, interview, or signed facts into a writing plan. Do not write the article yet.
Arc
- Opening hook — 2–3 specific options from lived detail, not “open with an anecdote.”
- Problem / question — the tension. Why the reader should care.
- Mechanism — the system or pattern that explains it.
- Evidence — named facts, files, measurements. Flag gaps.
- Implications — what the reader can actually do.
- Close — how to return to the opening. No fake-profound kicker.
Rules
- Teach test: name the one thing the reader will learn.
- Vary section length. Do not make every block the same shape.
- Present the outline for sign-off before drafting.
- Invent nothing. If a number, quote, or source is missing, mark the gap.
- After the outline is signed, draft section by section. Then run source-check, then No AI slop.
Source: adapted from Nadiem Mahmoud, outline. MIT; see third-party notices.