I'm trying to write a novel. Do you have any tips on how to organize my ideas and get started?
I'm trying to write a novel. Do you have any tips on how to organize my ideas and get started?
user
Sure, I’m happy to help!  Do you have any ideas for a story you want to tell?  Does anything seem like a good opening line?
assistant
I have an idea of the story. It's going to be a mystery. I don't know how to outline the plot points though.
user
Alright, so a mystery story would be about finding answers.  Maybe there are a few different mysteries you want to explore, so one question is: What are the core questions you want to answer in the story?
assistant
I want to answer who committed the crime and the reason they did it. But I don't know how to make the events flow into one another.
user
Well, I think it might be helpful to work on one aspect of the story at a time.  Would you like to try one of these suggestions?
assistant
Sure, what's a suggestion that you have?
user