Where does the time go?! September 30th

Sep 30, 2009 21:13

At the risk of being hopelessly rude...I'm gonna go ahead and post a question I guess ( Read more... )

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dawnofme October 2 2009, 22:49:13 UTC
I do sometimes scratch my head over a note that makes no sense. The way I keep things straight is that as soon as I use an idea in a note, I change to the color to a very pale pink or a pale purple. It's still there, but so light, I can barely read it. This way, I pay more attention to the notes still in black that I haven't used and if I need to remember a note for something I've already used, I can highlight it and still read it.

Works for me.

I use the note file for the beginnings of ideas and for my research of times lines. And because I write in a linear fashion, if I get an idea for something ahead of where I am writing, I quickly jot it down in the notes file with a bold heading for when it should happen in the story. Like: NEAR THE END or AFTER BUFFY GETS HIT BY THAT CAR.

I can't seemed to not write in chapters. I have a certain amount of scenes in mind for a chapter and I write that one. Sometimes, if a chapter is getting too long (for me, that's over 4,500 words for fan fiction), I will end the chapter at a decent spot or end of the second to last scene and then pick it up in the next chapter. And I have to put them in separate files. I'm weird like that. I do that with my original work as well and it's a pain to copy and paste each chapter into a manuscript file for submissions. But it helps me to over come the daunting task of editing when it's broken down like that.

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lily_diablo October 2 2009, 22:57:17 UTC
I've always wondered what it is about writing that prompts some sort of OCD behavior in most people. I've noticed that, even in people who use a minimum of files and notes and stuff (btw -- love your color schemes -- I use something similar when editing, including highlights, depending on what I'm editing for, lol) most have some sort of ritual or habit or something that makes the artistic process happen.

This isn't exclusive to artists. Musicians are probably second only to baseball players. :)

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lily_diablo October 2 2009, 22:58:21 UTC
I meant to say, not exclusive to writers...bleh. Time to stop this and go do dishes apparently because I'm losing my words even before I get them down. Damn stiff fingers.

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