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Outlining is marking down beat-by-beat exactly what will happen in the story A-Z in very specific detail. A stroy arc is much simpler - it is a series of broad strokes and big set-pieces on which the story will be draped.
As long as I know where the story is headed and I have detailed character backstories, I can drop the character into the particular set-up and allow them to surprise me with their behavior.
Does that help at all?
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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