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How do you keep track of your ideas?
To keep your idea file in shape, adopt these habits:
- Review your idea file regularly: anywhere from once a week to once a month.
- Sort your ideas file by topic.
- Filter your ideas by quality.
- Weed out weak ideas.
- Start every project with your ideas file.
- Win new professional opportunities.
- Get energized.
How do writers stay creative?
We love the end result, the feeling of accomplishment and creative fulfillment. But the hardest thing for most writers is the simple act of getting started….
- Take notes. Creativity and innovation cannot be planned.
- Try freewriting.
- Draw a mind map.
- Play with your dog.
- Give thanks.
- Play.
- Brainstorm.
- Collaborate.
How do you track character development?
Tracking Character Development
- Character’s state at the beginning (the lie they believe)
- Character’s state at the end (the truth they discover)
- Event(s) that show the beginning state (living the lie)
- Event(s) that drive the change (discovery of the truth)
- Event(s) that show the ending state (acceptance of the truth)
How do you keep track of multiple stories?
Notecards or post-its with chapter or scene summaries are a big help. You can lay them out on the floor or pin them up on the wall to get a visual of your various sub-plots. I know others who create more of a flowchart for their plots, and there is plenty of free flowchart software online that can help you with that.
How do you keep track when writing a book?
Keeping the Writing Faith: 6 Ways to Keep Your Novel on Track With a Process Journal
- Keep track of the basics.
- Kick-start your writing session.
- Brainstorm with your characters.
- Chart your progress.
- Calm your mind.
How do you organize plotlines?
5 Steps for Organizing Ideas for Your Novel
- Begin with written brainstorming: Before you can organize your ideas, you’ll need to come up with the ideas in the first place.
- Put your ideas down on note cards.
- Arrange the cards in roughly chronological order.
- Fill in the holes.
- Transfer your outline back to paper.