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lagilmanThe Year End Project recommenced today (this was started last year, and then Life and Paying Deadlines got in the way).
Today I went through the stockpiled beta-reader notes (bless you, guys) and excerpted what was consistently mentioned, and entered them into a Scrivener file. Then I went through my own notes, jotted over the past 6 months as I found time and thought, and entered them into the Scrivener file, under the heading of "fixit and flowit."
Then I went through the first three chapters (Part 1) and entered them into the Scrivener file (chapters and scenes), giving a quick eyeball of certain elements that had been mentioned in the various notes. I had an inspiration of what to call one particular group of individuals who had been resisting naming previously, and figured out a scene that probably needs to be added. I may also have renamed one of my main characters (or at least, her use-name).
And then I had to go play Parental Tech Support. Windows 8 has much to recommend it, and much that makes me want to throw it out the window. My folks have a new all-in-one that's a joy and a pleasure, though - and their very first webcam! My mom is not certain it's a good thing - my dad is already playing with it, including a new feature of Windows 8 - motion-controlled screen swipes. Which he forgot to tell me he'd been playing with.
I MAY have spent a few minutes playing conductor, to see what one hand swipe or another would do. Giggles ensued. Now we need to figure out how to turn it off, before it drives my mom 'round the bend.
Tonight, I'm going to start generating the Project's name-list. This book has 4 major players, about a dozen minor players, and a dozen more tertiaries, and that's just the first section! The name-list is going to be my Very Best Friend for a while....
Today I went through the stockpiled beta-reader notes (bless you, guys) and excerpted what was consistently mentioned, and entered them into a Scrivener file. Then I went through my own notes, jotted over the past 6 months as I found time and thought, and entered them into the Scrivener file, under the heading of "fixit and flowit."
Then I went through the first three chapters (Part 1) and entered them into the Scrivener file (chapters and scenes), giving a quick eyeball of certain elements that had been mentioned in the various notes. I had an inspiration of what to call one particular group of individuals who had been resisting naming previously, and figured out a scene that probably needs to be added. I may also have renamed one of my main characters (or at least, her use-name).
And then I had to go play Parental Tech Support. Windows 8 has much to recommend it, and much that makes me want to throw it out the window. My folks have a new all-in-one that's a joy and a pleasure, though - and their very first webcam! My mom is not certain it's a good thing - my dad is already playing with it, including a new feature of Windows 8 - motion-controlled screen swipes. Which he forgot to tell me he'd been playing with.
I MAY have spent a few minutes playing conductor, to see what one hand swipe or another would do. Giggles ensued. Now we need to figure out how to turn it off, before it drives my mom 'round the bend.
Tonight, I'm going to start generating the Project's name-list. This book has 4 major players, about a dozen minor players, and a dozen more tertiaries, and that's just the first section! The name-list is going to be my Very Best Friend for a while....
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Date: 2012-12-20 10:50 am (UTC)Best of luck!