From Idea to Outline
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From Idea to Outline ☆
Are you a first-time author called to write nonfiction?
You do not need another motivational speech.
You need clarity, structure, and a path forward.
If you have a book idea stirring in your heart but feel stuck, scattered, or unsure where to begin, this workbook was created for you.
From Idea to Outline is a guided, step-by-step workbook designed to help you move from a foggy idea to a clear, organized, and actionable outline for a nonfiction book. This workbook is built on Jenny Randle’s years of writing experience and coaching first-time authors and creatives to bring their ideas into the world.
This is not theory.
This is forward motion.
Who This Interactive Workbook Is For
If that sounds familiar, you are not behind.
You are simply missing a framework.
By the end of this workbook, you will have:
A refined big idea worth building a book around
A clearly defined ideal reader so you stop writing to everyone
A one sentence core promise that anchors your entire manuscript
Fully developed chapter goals and main points
A realistic writing timeline that fits your actual life
Confidence that your message matters and is ready to be written
This workbook takes you from “I think I have a book in me”
to “I know exactly what I am writing and why.”
Get the interactive guide that helps first-time nonfiction authors move from idea to outline with clarity, structure, and confidence.
Inside The Nonfiction Author’s Guide
Ready to Move From Chaos to Clarity?
Most writing resources do one of two things. They either spiritualize the process and skip structure. Or they over systemize it and forget the soul of the work.
This workbook does both. Your creativity is treated as a calling, a discipline, and a form of stewardship.
Just show up, one clear step at a time. If you have been waiting for permission to start, this is it.
Need More Support?
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Book an Author Call
Each Friday, Jenny Randle offers a limited number of 15-minute one-on-one video chats with readers. Readers can schedule a time to discuss one of her books, unpack a moment that challenged or inspired them in the book, or explore a faith-related question they’re curious about. Each call will end in prayer.
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Creative Coaching Program
Writing does not have to be a solo journey. Need deeper guidance, accountability, or personal coaching? Check out Jenny’s six-month Creative Coaching Program with Yellow Chair Creatives.
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Words from a Coaching Client
"Jenny‘s creative coaching style was paramount to bringing to life the message on my heart. She helped get my thoughts out of my head and onto the page with clarity, purpose, and some belly laughs along the way. Spending an intentional week with Jenny made writing fun again…"
Amy Elaine Martinez
author, speaker, podcast host of The Grace Frontier, former radio show host
Meet your confetti-throwing coach & 5-time author
Jenny Randle
Jenny Randle is an Emmy® Award–winning creative, traditional published author, theologian, and longtime ministry leader who believes ideas are sacred and worth stewarding well. She is the coauthor of Flash Theology (David C Cook, 2023), the author of The Promised Presence (David C Cook / Esther Press, 2025), and several other books exploring faith, formation, and the work of the Spirit.
She holds a Master's in Biblical and Theological Foundations, is an ordained minister with the Holy Spirit Ministry Center, and runs a creative agency. Jenny’s work lives at the intersection of theology, creativity, and lived faith, shaped by both academic training and professional experience in content creation and storytelling. She and her husband Matt live on island time in Northeast Florida with their two middle-school-aged kids, where beach walks are basically liturgical and the ordinary feels sacred.
