I have tabs for each Sarah Janes book, 1-3. Under each tab a subpage for each character, and under each of those, another subpage for their profile including pictures I've found online that represent the character. I can click back and forth between books to set up the series as easily as plotting one book and I don't lose ideas like when I relied on sticky notes. Additionally, I have tabs named Timeline for 1876, Promotions, To Do, and Writing Calendar where I have each month as a subpage so I can log in my time spent writing. (Regretfully, not much on there!)
Two other notebooks hold my information for upcoming books. I'm not sure if I like writing or just the planning of the book. Could it be I lose enthusiasm for writing because I feel the book is completed? Today, I planned to spend all afternoon writing. So far, I've written this blog post. LOLI'd love to hear other writers' thoughts on the matter…do you plot and plan? Do you take off writing destination unknown? A little of both?
I'm off to write, not plot. I mean, how much do I really have to know about these people and their lives? 
4 comments:
As an author I never plot out the book. They start with a scene in my head or the title hits me. I think I would get bored with the story if I plotted it out, but we all have our own way to find the words and create the story :)
This is an interesting use of One Note which I had not considered.
I've heard people mention how useful one note is but never tried it for myself.
I'm a 'pantser, with a teenie-weenie bitof plotting as I progress. My characters turn up first and usually give me the title.
The title of my current WIP presnted itself when I rewrote a paragraph and this phrase turned up. 'No Job For A Woman'
You are amazing with electronics and always know the ends and outs.
I usually try to do a loose plot to give me a direction to go in, but like doing a day trip, I often end up going down a side road or in a different direction than originally planned.
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