Hey, checking in and decided to say thank you. The way you've written the Chancelor Obi Wan fic, in bits and pieces as people just ask you questions and you go with it. It has given me more motivation that I don't have to be so linear. That maybe a bullet fic or scene can be all I need to get down. I was also wondering if you use any special writing software, cause I use Scrivener and it really works for the writing in pieces method.
Aww, thank you so much! This is such a sweet thing to say. <3 I’m glad that you’ve gotten some confidence and motivation! Because it’s true, linearity is not always the best thing for a fic! Sometimes you NEED to be out of order ;)
As for writing software, no, not really. Though I have heard of Scrivener before.
I do use this website called 4thewords.com which is a paid subscription, but it gives you 30 days free to test it out (I have a referral code if you want it: GOGLF87185 ) which has not only helped me start writing daily (since it tracks my writing, and lets me see stats of my writing) it also helps me be more organised. I also copy everything into google docs as well as download it to my computer to keep it safe.
Times before 4thewords were dark dark times, lmao 😂 I basically wrote CK straight into tumblr, and then I just copied what I wrote into the same damn google doc file. With just some empty paragraphs between them.
No really, I had everything saved in ORDER OF WHEN IT WAS POSTED rather than per the chronological fic order. That, I started keeping track of in ANOTHER separate google doc in which I just posted all the ficlets in the chronological order. I also used my lovely masterpost to help keep track of the ficlet order (these days it helps me keep track of when I last posted a ficlet here on tumblr).
Once I started writing in google docs and then post to tumblr... I had multiple writing docs in which I wrote on multiple ficlets at the same time, and they were separated by headlines which I jumped to through the outline function. Heck, I even had some non-CK fics in between there.
@veilofadyingstar, dear friend that she is, shamed me CONSTANTLY for my absolutely horrific handling of files.
Don’t be past-Stone, kids.
To return from my tangent: 4thewords has a bunch of fun functionality, and it gameifies the writing experience. Mostly what works for me is that it tracks my writing streak, which gives me juuuust enough external pressure to make me get off my butt and write daily.
With its help, I may just finish CK within the next 10 years 😂
