I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write. It's more fun.

我总是先有个基本的纲要，但我喜欢把某些事留到写的时候才决定。那样更有趣。

youdao

Plot Outline: the closing of a local restaurant concerns a number of employees who ve dedicated their lives to the eatery.

简介：当地餐馆的关闭关系到一群将毕生献给饭馆的工人。

youdao

Plot Outline: If we continue to catch and eat fish at the current rate, in about 40years there will be no fish left to catch.

剧情梗概：如果我们以目前的速度继续捕鱼吃，约40年就会无鱼可捕。

youdao

The plot in outline is a noir trope: An innocent man is wrongly convicted for murdering his wife, and the one person who can save him by providing an alibi has seemingly vanished.

WSJ: Dark Crimes: Film Noir Thrillers