Writerly Ways
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cornerofmadnessOnce again I find myself without much time or ideas for a writerly way but since Nano is only 5 weeks away, let's talk continuity issues. Outside of outlining your brains out, how do YOU keep continuity flowing in your work.
Unless you're a stranger to my blog (and if so, welcome) you know I struggle with this, probably because a) I'm a pantser b) I work on multiple projects and c) I put stuff aside for periods of time. So naturally continuity issues creep in. I used to be able to memorize huge lists of material. That part of my brain died in medical school. Also as I age the ADHD becomes worse so now I'm Dory the freaking fish.
One way I can keep things in my head or at least where I can find it, is a character sheet. You know those things some on this list used to use back in our Elfquest fandom days. It won't help me from forgetting Dawn wasn't mind erased by Angel's spell (and therefore having to go back and fix all the scenes where she was) but I can at least remember all the tattoos this version of Connor has. Because I will forget. Hell I didn't EVER say what Aaron lost in Kept Tears and didn't even know it until the cover artist wanted to know. OMFG! So that said I should start making out my nano characters here in October. ESPECIALLY since one character all I have is a name and no clue how she fits in.
My only other tool is to scribble notes because I'm not an outliner. For me it kills the creativity somehow. Everything I've ever outlined has failed to finish. But that said I should at least scrawl some plot points down.
Now on to the vast amount of links I have.
From around the web - tweet on the joy of handwriting by Neil Gaiman (just because it captures how I feel)
Why You Can’t Afford to Run Out of Ideas
Trust In The Process
How to Write a Galley Letter (And Get Book Reviews)
Jewel words, crux and flavor words, and everything in between
How to Use Deus Ex Machina Like Stephen King
Why a Good Cover Sells More Books The problem with this is hiring a good cover artist could cost more than you're going to make (hopefully not but...)
How to Use the Three-Act Structure to Actually Finish Writing Your Novel
The Writer: Episode #1
Six Tips on Writing from John Steinbeck
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Self-Publishing My Book
My Five Favorite Books On Writing
A Writing Career Is A Series Of Cliff-Mitigation Exercises
Ian McEwan’s Advice for Aspiring Writers
How to Promote Your Book
31 Podcasts For Every Type Of Book Lover
What Type Of Book Editing Do You Need? And When?
And from Betty
Six Pieces of Misunderstood Storytelling Advice
Why English Needs Singular They
The Chunky Method ~ By Allie Pleiter
5 Unconventional Book Launch Ideas from Professional Marketers
What Puts the “Super” in Supervillain?
How to Write a Synopsis Agents Will Notice
eBook Pricing Strategies to Sell More Books and Maximize Author Earnings
SECONDARY CHARACTERS: The Good, The Bad & The Quirky
Yearly Word Count -
75343 / 100000 words. 75% done!
Solarpunk -
13323 / 15000 words. 89% done!
Splinters- need to get ch 6 edited
Rose Island - hiatus
Haunted hills - hiatus
Spook Me short - not yet started
Unless you're a stranger to my blog (and if so, welcome) you know I struggle with this, probably because a) I'm a pantser b) I work on multiple projects and c) I put stuff aside for periods of time. So naturally continuity issues creep in. I used to be able to memorize huge lists of material. That part of my brain died in medical school. Also as I age the ADHD becomes worse so now I'm Dory the freaking fish.
One way I can keep things in my head or at least where I can find it, is a character sheet. You know those things some on this list used to use back in our Elfquest fandom days. It won't help me from forgetting Dawn wasn't mind erased by Angel's spell (and therefore having to go back and fix all the scenes where she was) but I can at least remember all the tattoos this version of Connor has. Because I will forget. Hell I didn't EVER say what Aaron lost in Kept Tears and didn't even know it until the cover artist wanted to know. OMFG! So that said I should start making out my nano characters here in October. ESPECIALLY since one character all I have is a name and no clue how she fits in.
My only other tool is to scribble notes because I'm not an outliner. For me it kills the creativity somehow. Everything I've ever outlined has failed to finish. But that said I should at least scrawl some plot points down.
Now on to the vast amount of links I have.
From around the web - tweet on the joy of handwriting by Neil Gaiman (just because it captures how I feel)
Why You Can’t Afford to Run Out of Ideas
Trust In The Process
How to Write a Galley Letter (And Get Book Reviews)
Jewel words, crux and flavor words, and everything in between
How to Use Deus Ex Machina Like Stephen King
Why a Good Cover Sells More Books The problem with this is hiring a good cover artist could cost more than you're going to make (hopefully not but...)
How to Use the Three-Act Structure to Actually Finish Writing Your Novel
The Writer: Episode #1
Six Tips on Writing from John Steinbeck
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Self-Publishing My Book
My Five Favorite Books On Writing
A Writing Career Is A Series Of Cliff-Mitigation Exercises
Ian McEwan’s Advice for Aspiring Writers
How to Promote Your Book
31 Podcasts For Every Type Of Book Lover
What Type Of Book Editing Do You Need? And When?
And from Betty
Six Pieces of Misunderstood Storytelling Advice
Why English Needs Singular They
The Chunky Method ~ By Allie Pleiter
5 Unconventional Book Launch Ideas from Professional Marketers
What Puts the “Super” in Supervillain?
How to Write a Synopsis Agents Will Notice
eBook Pricing Strategies to Sell More Books and Maximize Author Earnings
SECONDARY CHARACTERS: The Good, The Bad & The Quirky
Yearly Word Count -
Solarpunk -
Splinters- need to get ch 6 edited
Rose Island - hiatus
Haunted hills - hiatus
Spook Me short - not yet started
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Date: 2018-09-25 08:00 pm (UTC)I NEED to do this for nano this year because since I have like a notion of what's going to happen because all they'll tell me about it a stupid assed subplot that's not that important (thanks you jerks)