Testing out a recommended program for storyboarding my dark fantasy. One of my Discord peeps suggested Miro. Here's my take so far: I like it, but there is *so* much on here it's taking some time to find my groove w the setup. I'd started using physical cards on my wall (like the freaking FBI red string boards, haha), but with the upcoming move, a physical board just isn't realistic. So, I'm trying to move my notes to a digital format using a rough #savethecatwritesanovel beat sheet template. Writers: how do you like to outline/plot? #writingcommunity #writinganovel #editingabook #postitnotes4life #miro #storyboarding #writersofinstagram #plottinganovel #pantserturnedplotter
It’s Book Lover’s Day! ✨ I could show off my bookshelves, book piles, and boxes-of-books-I-don’t-have-shelves-for-yet, instead I give you this—a book I am loving about writing books! 📝 I’ve started a new story, still just a spark of an idea, and already this book is helping me form a plan for a well rounded story! (NaNoWriMo is right around the corner!) 📚 #books #bookloversday #savethecatwritesanovel #writing #reading #jessicabrody #novelwriting #pantserturnedplotter #savethecat
Thank god for #milomonday #amiright 😍😉👍🏻 . I'm off to write the words. I'm in the mid-teens and, I gotta say, I am really pleased with how this *complete rewrite* is coming along. . Behold, the powers of an outline. 😆🤷🏻♀️😃 . QOTD: what are you tackling this fine Monday? 💛💚💜🧡🤎❤️💙🖤🤍 📸: Pinterest . . . #amwriting #amwritingromance #amwritingfiction #allthewords #mondayvibes✨ #pantserturnedplotter #authorjlstiles #indieauthor #indieauthorsofig #indieauthorcommunity #bookstagramcomunity #bookstagramcommunity #bookstagrammers #romancereadersofig #romanceauthorsofig
Sorry for deleting my last post but I realized you could zoom in and see my whole book plan!!! 😬😬😬 So, reposting original caption: GUESS WHAT?!?! (Who am I, even?) I’m usually a total pantser, flying by the seat of my pants when drafting a new story. But with a super busy writing calendar for the next year (FOUR projects!) I have to buckle down a bit and give myself some structure. I’m thrilled to tell you I’ve just finished roughly plotting my next book, a novella for a super cute series set to come out the first half of next year. If life doesn’t throw me too many curve balls, I’ll be done before the end of October. WHEW!! Also, I can’t tell you how much I’m already HEAD OVER HEELS in love with this heroine. She’s different than all my others in several ways and think she’s going to be so stinkin’ fun! Here we go... #booknews #nextbook #pantserturnedplotter #sweetromance #christianromancebooks #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #writingcommunity
#asummerinwriting Day 18: A View From My Desk . . . Up until a year ago, I wrote at my kitchen table. It worked fine, but I’d been working there for close to nine years and needed a change of scenery. . Cut to cleaning out a guest room and turning it into an actual office with a cute little reading spot. Most days I look out the window and dream about my next idea and plot how to make the story in my head come alive on the page! . . . #viewfrommywindow #writingdesk #writingview #readingnook #pantserturnedplotter #writingdreams #writinginspiration #nextbookidea #writerlife #authorlife #writingcommunity #writersfollowwriters #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #authorsofig
Sometimes knowing the character's wants versus their needs can clarify a lot of things. Writing them down can give you direction and purpose. I'm really getting stuck into this story structure book. #savethecatwritesanovel #pantserturnedplotter? #desperatemeasures
Transitioning from strictly pantsing as a writer. Here’s my first step in using the three act structure. How do you plan your writing? #pantserturnedplotter
Playing catch-up on #mglitchallenge! Here's a shot of my own mixed-up files for day 23. I do some notes by hand, but most of my work is done with Scrivener. On the right is an example of how I usually arrange my WIPs; on the left, the document where I keep potential book ideas as they come into my head! #authorlife #writingprocess #pantserturnedplotter #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #mglit #amwriting