Interesting P.O.V.s. I’m kinda sorta like Paul Spence, organizing certain aspects in a multitude of ways following the clever decision of whatever works at the moment, but don’t ‘organize’ the plot. I do a lot of thinking and writing about the plot to help me understand what I’m thinking. I think of that less as organizing and more as therapy.
Are authors organised? Many authors take notes, but not all do. Some authors have colour-coded pens, post-it notes, and different notebooks for different things. Some use paper, some use computer spreadsheets. Everyone has their own way. This week, we’re talking about how we organise our notes.
Question 134 – How do you organise your notes?
For my first novel, I had a spiral notebook that held everything – all my plot ideas, scenes, characters, sketches. For actual plotting, however, I used 3×5 notecards. Each one had a major plot point on it, and I lined them all up on a wall in my room. Then I could add other notecards underneath with further explanations or questions, and I could easily re-arrange my plot points. It was a great visual, and I liked it better having it up on a wall instead of having it on a computer screen. …
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