Comments on: A Guest Post by Kay Kenyon: How to Keep Track of a Novel

By: Keeping Track of Your Plot: How To Make A Novel “Bible” « Catherine, Caffeinated

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:03:22 +0000

[...] also frequently re-reading the start of the book to remind myself of what I’d done which as this excellent post by Kay Kenyon on Storyfix.com points out can lead to editing blindness. And so I took Kay’s idea of a scene list, added [...]

By: Marilyn McFarlane

Marilyn McFarlane — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:18:29 +0000

Thanks for the great advice; my favorite is the Great Big Box. I’ve always wanted a clean desk at the end of the day, and never knew it could be so easy. Finding stuff in the morning might be another story, so to speak.

By: ken

ken — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:08:46 +0000

I already have 3 ring binder w/ page for each scene. I’ll have to add more pages today, thanks for the great post.

By: Yvette Davis

Yvette Davis — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:59:29 +0000

I’m currently reading Braided World and watching closely for her set-ups. She’s so sneaky and so good at them that they really don’t stand out. One of these days, I’m gonna have to take lessons from her!

By: Brian | i-Blogger

Brian | i-Blogger — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:33:31 +0000

I came across your blog on Problogger, I am glad I did you have a great blog here.

Thanks,

Brian M. Connole
i-Blogger

By: Jeff Trapp

Jeff Trapp — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:09:50 +0000

I just set my computer at work with two monitors. What a difference. I’m able to have two documents open at once and not worrying about what is on top. This would work great with a style sheet or any kind of notes you want to access. Now it’s getting the same setup at home. The cost of the monitor and new graphics card is a little over $200.00. Cheap for the increase in productivity.

By: Kay Kenyon

Kay Kenyon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:49:17 +0000

Hey, thanks for the comments, everyone! Um, did the word “anal” come up?

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:34:13 +0000

@Bruce — I LOVED the fog analogy. Thanks, as usual, for a great contribution. L.

By: Alley Hauldren

Alley Hauldren — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:22:58 +0000

wow.. I did this to some extent, but didn’t know anyone else who did it! I was worried I was too anal, and afraid I would get sidetracked too easily, as I’m “want” to do. But now, I’ve got permission! How cool is that! Thanks Kay!

By: Lia Keyes

Lia Keyes — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:04:49 +0000

I love posts like this, where I get to peep into other writers’ studies to see how they organize themselves (or don’t!).

I write with a notebook beside my computer, because as I write things occur to me that would otherwise stop my writing while I sit, conflicted about whether to pay attention to the new thought, or push it aside (at the risk of forgetting it) and carry on writing. With a notebook beside me I can scribble the thought down and keep going.

My version of the three ring binder is to open a document in Word, choose Notebook Layout from the View menu, and label the tabs in the document that appears. It’s wonderful!