Tackling a big problem in writing a report

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So yesterday and today, I was busy editing my report. I developed an outline, wrote content and then ..... I hit a big snag. The report included tips for handling stress and anxiety, but didn't hang together very well. Its problem?

It needed a stronger focus.

Originally, I envisioned a focus in which all of the tips pertained to overcoming stress and anxiety when bad news, such as an overdue notice, arrives in the mail. I had experience with similar situations and gradually learned how to deal with it and wanted to help others avoid my mistakes.

What happened was that after the first seven pages, I began to lose focus. After mentioning what could be initially done to reduce anxiety, I included a list of random tips for combating that problem that were based on my experience.

To get around that block, some reconfiguring will be necessary. Perhaps just focusing on one aspect will do the trick. I'm just afraid that doing this will take forever to complete.

As a potential customer, I feel that I would not be ready to buy this report just yet.
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  • Profile picture of the author butters
    When I write a report or a product or something along them lines. I find it easy if you list down all the heading and sub headings of the product in note pad. This lets you get a feel for the report and then you just fill in the information. Atleast you can look at it and move it about if you see fit.
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    • Profile picture of the author webwriter
      Now that I'm polishing it, I'm understanding where it is going much better. And yes, I did create two outlines, actually. But during the writing phase, the content changed in midstream. That problem comes up for me all of the time and is extremely annoying.
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      • Profile picture of the author butters
        Ah lol Maybe bullet point your content in the planning stages, so, for an example here im going to talk about x,y,z and here I will talk about a,b,c.
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        • Profile picture of the author webwriter
          Sounds like a good idea! I'm going to try it. Thanks very much.

          I want to be sure that I would buy such a report before putting out there...
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