Check-In – Day 25

[samuraiter]

This is one of those days that feels like a holiday, but is not a holiday, at least for me. What are you up to today?

— Thinking. Maybe a little, maybe a lot.
— Writing.
— Planning and / or researching.
— Editing.
— Sending things to the beta.
— Posting!
— Relaxing, taking a break, etc.
— Other stuff-ing. Look at the comment.

Another question following the same theme as the previous two: What is your method, if any, for keeping track of characters, plot, etc., especially in longer, more complicated stories?

Comments

[linaewen]

I wrote -- and finished a WIP that's been hanging around my neck like an albatross for a year or so! It needs another read through for editing and fixing punctuation, and then I have to upload the final chapters, but it's done. Whew!

My method for keeping track is writing up detailed notes for each chapter in either outline form or bullet points that cover the characters, what they are doing in the order they doing it, and essential plot points I want to cover in that particular chapter. It's also useful for reminding me what I was originally thinking if I happen to not work on a WIP for a long time and forget what I was planning.

[samuraiter]

The slaying of the albatross warrants congratulations, IMO, so:

*applause*