This afternoon, I sat down and actually wrote down an entire (but tentative) outline that is seven pages long. I now have a plot. I know exactly what may be happening in the story. I also have names for all the main characters and major places where the story will take place. Names for secondary characters will be made up as I go along. If I end up following the outline closely, I might have to put up a warning/disclaimer for scenes of explicit sex and violence. But it's still relatively early; I might end up toning it down.
I will probably not put up any portion of the outline. I'm a little paranoid at this point that someone might "borrow" my idea before I've had a chance to actually write it out. The list of characters will probably come out with the first chapter.
