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July 22, 2020

Staying Organized: Bullet Journals

Today I’m going to be talking a lot about bullet journals, especially the system I use. However, for some people bullet journals just aren’t it, sometimes because they are too complicated or too artistic. Most of the things I’m going to talk about can be done in either a regular notebook, or a typcial planner.





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My bullet journal (bujo) is used for two purposes, the main one being homework, but the other one being a general this-is-where-I-dump-information.





Here at camp, 1-on-1s are a big thing. Two people will make room in their schedule for a conversation, sometimes over a meal. They might go boating, or for a walk, but whatever they do it usually results in a deep conversation of some sort. One of the things I like to do is write down all my 1-on-1s in my bujo so I don’t forget any of them.





Bujos can also help with prioritization, like I talked about in my last post. Especially during quarantine, if there’s ever a large list of tasks I need to do, I’ll write everything down and then check them off as I do them.





I also use my bujo to store general lists, like books I like, good quotes, givings tracker, list of things to pack for various trips, favorite songs, sermon notes, and fun doodles. This is a great way to have everything I need in one place.





The last thing I use my bujo for is keeping track of daily things I do. I usually make a little baby size calendar, or sometime just numbered shapes, where I can check off each daily task. Usually this page is right after my monthly calendar and with my monthly verse, quote, and goals. The tasks change a little month-to-month but usually include exercise, write, and blog. Exercise goes away during sports, and sometimes during school I’ll add water (drinking enough per day) and sleep (getting more than 8 hours).









That’s it for the second post in Staying Organized! Looking forward we have a special post on Saturday, and next week instead of my regular schedule it’s a review for Angela R. Watts’ new release, The Grim Alliance.





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Published on July 22, 2020 18:44

July 15, 2020

Staying Organized: Prioritization

I’m currently working at a local camp (actually with Ellie Loretta, you should check out her camp styles series!), where I get at minimum 6 hours of work per day, plus I’m preparing for Cross Country this fall, and with all of that I’m still trying to keep up my blog, edit The Runaway Princess, read a few nonfiction books, and of course keep up with reading the bible. So I’m going to share a series about staying organized!





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One of the most important things to me is prioritizing and writing things down. Wednesday is my blogging day, so it’s also one of the two days a week I don’t exercise, and I sometimes skip writing too. I don’t want to get overwhelmed by too much work!





I like to make lists, and so I usually create a list with every task I have to complete every day, and then I’ll arrange them by priority. If I don’t have time to complete something, I move it to the next day.





If you struggle with choosing which tasks are more important, for me it’s helpful to make a decision of whether or not I can do a task the next day, or even next week. For example, in the case of blogging I have a schedule I stick to of blogging once a week on Wednesdays. I can’t put off blogging until Thursday, or the post won’t get out in time, I could do it earlier though, so sometimes I squeeze at least half of the work into Tuesday.





If you’re like me and like to write things down/cross things out, carry a notebook everywhere you go. For me it’s my bullet journal, which I’ll cover in a future post.





For some people, like my mom, who are too busy to keep track of a notebook, using a notes app like Evernote or Google Keep can help for making lists.





If you’re more of a mental person, and you like to keep everything in your head, that works too! Whatever you find helps you best keep track of things- there isn’t one definite way to stay organized.









That ends the first in Staying Organized! Next week we have a special Saturday post on the 25th, unrelated to the Staying Organized series, to look forward to.





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Published on July 15, 2020 13:58

July 8, 2020

Eight Writing Prompts

I’ve still been collecting writing prompts, and since I no longer have a Weekly Wednesday Writing prompt, I figured I’d just give you a bunch of them all at once!





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Prompt #1







Prompt #2



A dump of Writing Prompts - Imgur



Prompt #3







Prompt #4







Prompt #5



Ah, sorry readers! I know I’m sort of maybe breaking the forth wall here but-uh... I’m late. So anyways, what do we have here?



Prompt #6



I can just picture there being two people, one on the ship who knows their ship is infected. They know they can't dock (I'm thinking spaceships) the other person is at the docks or other ship, crying or trying to be brave because the ONE person they care about is p that ship and they can't see them again and they know it's all for good, but somehow they wish that they were on that ship too, even if it meant they were infected too.



Prompt #7



Writing Prompt



Prompt #8



Write about a character who survived the apocalypse and has now taken the role of leader for a small group of survivors. The catch? The character is the oldest person amongst their small group. Double catch? This character is only seventeen years old.



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Published on July 08, 2020 14:13

July 1, 2020

Ivy Introspective Launch

Today I’m sharing the pre-order link to Ivy Introspective by Kellyn Roth, the second novel in her series The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy. I had the chance earlier this year to beta-read for Kellyn, and I absolutely love what she’s done with this novel!





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Blurb



In a world that doesn’t understand her, how can she grow?

Ivy Knight lives her life in a blur of confusion as the world passes her by in a tumultuous melody. She isn’t the perfect daughter or student, but as long as she can be with her family, she doesn’t mind watching rather than living.

Mrs. Chattoway treasures both of her granddaughters now that they’re reunited. When Ivy’s parents enroll her in a Scottish school for unique children, she’s happy to chaperone.

In a new place with a new guardian, Ivy discovers a special talent that helps her see the blurred world in a new way. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and Ivy becomes determined to find it—and help others do the same.





You can find the book on Goodreads, Amazon, or on Kellyn’s website.





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About the Author



Kellyn Roth is a Christian historical women’s fiction & romance author from North-Eastern Oregon who loves border collies. A ranch girl with a love for storytelling, she’s been writing since she was seven and published since she was fourteen.





Kell lives in the country outside a small town in North-Eastern Oregon with her family, cat, and three puppy-dogs. When not writing, she teaches writing and talks about writing, but she also enjoys other things. She just can’t think of any right now.





Here’s her website/blog, email list, facebook, and instagram!





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You should go check out her website! She’s a great author and teacher too. A lot of what I’ve learned over the years I picked up from her.





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Published on July 01, 2020 13:34

June 24, 2020

Writing Tips from Pinterest

To be honest, I learned SO much from Pinterest, I don’t even know where to start! I also gained a lot of knowledge from bloggers like Kellyn Roth and Kingdom Pen.





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I’m going to share about six pieces of my favorite writing advice, but at the end, I’ll also share the link to my whole Pinterest board if you’re interested. It’s actually a collaboration with my friend Ellie Loretta, a fashion blogger who dabbles in writing (mostly blogging). She’s the one who got my interest in Pinterest to start with, and my very first writing board was on her account. I haven’t moved all the pins onto my own account yet, so it’s just a collaborated board right now.





Anyways, let’s begin!





Pin #1: Characters



I use this pin mostly for ideas, but I really love how unique a lot of it is, and it helps break cliches when I’m stuck in the same character paths.









Pin #2: Rewriting







This one really changed my perspective on writing, and editing. I found this pin a very long time ago, but it really changed my writing. I did this with one of my novellas when I was younger, and it really changed how I write. It made both the novel and my writing better. One of the most awful things I’ve ever done, but also one of the best.





Pin #3: Holes







I found this one slightly more recently, but it also impacted how I view editing and the first draft. It really reminds me not to over-describe/explain everything. I’m a fan of monologues, unfortunately. Although to be honest the best villain I ever wrote only turned out so good because I wrote her a monologue in advance explaining her motives, and then went back and put all that info into the story itself. But that’s another story!





Pint #4: Alternatives







This is less of a lesson I learned and more of a helpful tool. I never use things like this when writing, but after during editing the find + replace function can come in handy combined with this list. If there’s a word you know you overuse, you can go back and fix all of it up after.





Pin #5: Pain







This pin really makes me remember that I have a tendency to gloss over injuries after the fact. I recently added two pretty big injuries to my draft of The Runaway Princess. It’s easy for me to forget after the fact that they still suffer pain, so I really need this reminder!





Pin #6: Format







This took SO LONG to learn properly, and I still usually end up messing something up. It’s so hard to keep track of everything, but I promise after practicing it you’ll eventually do it automatically!









I hope you enjoyed those pins, and here’s the promised link to the general writing board, with somewhere around 870 pins. https://www.pinterest.com/lorettaellie/writing/ It isn’t super well organized right now, Ellie and I are working on it I promise!c





And don’t forget if you want me to read your novel and feature it on my blog, just sign up here!










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Published on June 24, 2020 17:41

June 17, 2020

Three Snippets: The Runaway Princess

I’m currently working at a camp, and will be all summer. Last week Wednesday was our arrival day, so I didn’t have time to put out a post. I may change my posting day to match my day off, Sunday, but for now it will still be Wednesday. Anyway, today I have a lovely bunch of snippets from my current work-in-progress!





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These are all from my current work-in-progress, The Runaway Princess. The finished (first draft) of the novel will be somewhere around an estimated 58k – 60k words. I’m very close to finishing, and hope to sometime this month.





All of these snippets are spoiler-free, and if anyone is intrigued by them and wants to potentially sign up for an arc/beta/alpha copy later in time, look out for sign-ups!





Snippet #1, (Celeste) currently the beginning of Chapter One



Once upon a time not-so-long-ago in a land far, far away, there lived a girl in a tower. She was quite happy in the tower, and her cat. Madam brought her books and fabric, for she loved to sew, but Madam never stayed long. The girl’s name was Celeste, and she had hair that stretched past her feet. She loved her little tower, despite the fact that Madam was never quite loving.

Her tower was her home, and she didn’t ever want to leave.

After all, why would you want to leave paradise?

“Do you think I look better in blue or green, Juniper?” Celeste asked as the pale gray cat wove between her legs. She considered the two bolts of fabric spread out in front of her.

“Mreew?”

“I agree,” she continued. “Blue it is.” She spread out the sky-blue fabric on her sewing table and began pinning a pattern in place, chattering to her cat meanwhile. “Do you think Madam is going to visit today? She hasn’t in a while but I really don’t think she has any reason to. I—Juniper!”

Juniper had jumped up onto the sewing table and sat on her pattern.

“Naughty kitty,” Celeste murmured, picking her up. “I thought you knew better than to jump on my sewing projects.” she set the cat on her lap and brushed the fur off the table. “We’ve had this dicussion before.”

Juniper kneaded her paws into Celeste’s jacket. “Purrrrrr,”

Celeste petted her absently. “I’m not even close to out of food, so she won’t be bringing any if she does come. I have plenty of fabric—Juniper would you stop?” she pushed the cat onto the floor and watched as it padded over to the window-seat and jumped up, glancing over at her pointedly.

“Meow?”

“Fine,” Celeste sighed and pushed away from the pile of fabric, sliding across the wooden floor to join the cat. “What do you want?” she asked, pushing her long braid out of the way to peer out the window.

Juniper pressed her head against the glass. “Mrrrew!” 

Celeste ran a hand absently down the cat’s soft back as she scanned the familiar horizon. Just at the edge of the sea, almost out of eyesight, she could see the shoreline that Madam often came from. No other boats ever dared travel that far into the bay unless they were passing by to the kingdom on the other side—and then they wouldn’t dare stop at the forbidden castle. 





Snippet #2, (Abigail) currently middle of Chapter Two



“Your Majesty?” Lord Rush was rising to his feet from the tables, and bowing to her.

Her teeth clenched, and she willed herself to relax. Just because he does not like you does not mean he will harm your reputation. “Lord Rush?” she forced her voice to be lilting.

“If I may ask you, where is Prince Ethan, Your Majesty? It has been too long since he has graced our company.”

Behind his fine words and smile, she saw his ambition. He wanted to expose her in front of the court—show them all who he thought she was. But she smiled, tipped her glass slightly. “Oh, he’s very busy. You know, travel and children make you too tired for dinner!” her light laugh rang out through the hall.

Lord Rush was still standing. “So when will you bring him down to eat with us again? He has not attended for years, my queen.”

Abigail narrowed her eyes just as a servant—her personal maid—slammed a basket on the table, buns flying everywhere.

“He’s right you know. And I know where Prince Ethan is too!”

“Cilla Starling you go back to the kitchen this instant!” Abigail cried. Why did they send her out to serve? She never serves.

Cilla leaped up on the table, pushing dishes over and causing the nobility to gasp.

“Cilla,” Abigail said warningly. Her hem felt heavy with the thin piece of rose-shaped wood, and she rose.

“You’ve been keeping him away—haven’t you?”

Abigail’s captain of the guard, Mason Wren, rushed out of a side hall and to the table where Cilla stood.

“Cilla,” he hissed, glancing at the queen. “Please get down from there!”

She glared at him. “Not today. I’ve been quiet for too long. It’s time to give up on the princess, Queen Villn. Ivory—” she hesitated, and Abigail remembered that when they were children Cilla had played with her daughter.

“Be quiet, Cilla. Ivory will come back to me.” Abigail took a deep breath and turned to Lord Rush. She picked up her wineglass and raised it in the air. “We can drink to Lord Rush,” she said, pausing to glance at the nobility. Disdain dripped off of her voice. “And his stupidity,” she added, and tipped her wineglass back, emptying it.

Lord Rush’s fingers shook, and Abigail smiled through her teeth, tossing the wineglass behind her.

It shattered, the sound of glass on stone echoing through the deathly silent hall.

“Captain Wren, would you be so kind as to see the lord off?” she waved a hand dismissively. “I shall see to him later.”





Snippet #3, (Ivory) currently part of chapter three



“I won’t tell anyone,” Dove said when Jacob released her. “I promise. How long have you lived here?”

Ivory tugged the cloak closer around her, shielding against the sudden chill. “Since my mother visited and I ran away,”

“Do you live on your own?”

“No,” Ivory replied, relieved to change the subject. She never liked speaking about her mother. “Would you like to meet the woman I live with?”

“Yes please,”

Jacob untied his horse and fetched Dove’s. “We’ll stay for a bit, but then I have to bring you back in time for dinner. You can’t ever visit Ivory on your own.”

“Why not?”

“Because it’s too dangerous for her safety,” he said, glancing at Ivory.

She smiled. “I’ll be fine, Jacob. But you’re right, it’s probably too dangerous for Dove to visit on her own.” she led the way down the path, listening to the siblings behind her.

“You promise?” Jacob asked.

“I promise,” Dove said, and Ivory knew she was rolling her eyes.

She smiled slightly, wishing that her life had taken a different path and she was living in a castle with the freedom to visit the White family in the open. But her mother had crushed that dream, and so she’d run away.

She wouldn’t think of her mother. She’d made a promise to herself long ago that she’d never again allow her mother to dictate every thought.

As the small cottage she called home came into view Jacob fell into step beside her.

“I’ve got news,” he whispered, and his fingers brushed over hers ever-so-slightly before he glanced back to look at Dove.

She lowered her voice. “What is it?”

“I figured out what happened to Ethan, through a few of my father’s spies. Your mother is keeping him locked up. We’ll just have to trust God that he his safe-”

“Locked up?”

“Who’s locked up?” Dove asked, and Ivory cringed.

“No one,” she said. “We were just talking.” she lowered her voice, tilting towards Jacob. “What do you mean?”

“Reports aren’t clear. But we do know that Ethan has been missing for nearly as long as you—and the queen is telling no one where he’s gone. I can come back for dinner if you want to talk then.”

“What? So he just—”

“Is this your house?”









The Runaway Princess floats between the three POVs above, Celeste, Abigail, and Ivory. I’m really loving how it’s coming together! If anyone is interested in reading it for the first draft of edits sometime around the end of June/beginning of July, just contact me!





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Published on June 17, 2020 06:00

June 3, 2020

Poem: It Seemed So Easy

So today I’m sharing a little bit of poetry I wrote late freshman year. It’s actually a song, but I’ve yet to finish the music bit. Here it is!





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It seemed so easy





All you have to do is talk





So why do the words stick in my throat





It seemed so easy





Just open your mouth





Spit it out





Like I’ve been taught





Fear grabs hold





The words stuck in my throat





It seemed so easy





I thought I’d try





Made up my mind





But now I’m talking





About her hair





Lost my chance





It seemed so easy





So simple to say





Few words needed





But will they laugh at me





Fear grips my throat





I’ve lost my chance 





Again





It seemed so easy





I need to learn to speak my mind





Say what I believe





With my heart





My soul, my mind





Why can I not say what I mean





I could change their world





If only I had courage





It seemed so easy





I had it all planned out





Words are all it takes





It seems so easy





I’ve yet to see how the story ends









Now, I’ll leave the meaning of the song up to speculation, but if anyone has any ideas please leave a comment or let me know in some other way! I’d love to know what you all think it means.





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Published on June 03, 2020 10:31

May 27, 2020

The Green Ember series: Review

The Green Ember, Ember Falls, Ember Rising, Ember’s End





I just recently finished this series. My mom used to read one book out loud to my siblings and I, a chapter a day, back when I was home schooled. Some of my favorite memories are from Mom reading to us. About three years ago, she picked up the first book in the series. Although we never got fully through the second book, my brother and I finished the series on our own. I just finished the last book this spring, right after it was released.





I definitely didn’t go into this series with any feelings towards it, excitement or not, but I came out really enjoying it!





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Five stars





Prose: 5/5





Romance: 5/5





Characters: 5/5





Plot: 5/5





Prose:





I obviously don’t remember the first book, or most of the second, but the prose in the last two was definitely good. It can be hard to accurately portray animals as relatable and human-like, but S.D. Smith does a great job of this.





Romance:





So I can’t say too much or I’ll spoil the first book. However, the way both the romantic and non-romantic relationships develop in this novel is highly admirable on Smith’s part. They are all very realistic. The main romantic thread in the novel is very slow-burn, and I definitely ship the two characters!





Characters:





This is definitely one of the author’s strong points. I didn’t remember a lot of the details from the first novels when I finished the series, but I definitely remembered the characters! From Picket and Heather to Smalls and Uncle Wilfred to Helmer and Emma, all of them have their unique backgrounds and hopes and dreams.





Plot:





The series as a whole is very complex, and there are a lot of layers to every book. It is a little hard to keep track of everything, but I greatly admire Smith’s ability to write such a complex novel!





Overall:





This is a great series, very complex. Smith deals with some very complex issues, and he handles them all very well.





Content:





There is a lot of war/battle type chapters, much of it described. It is aimed at a middle grade age range, but some of the more graphic descriptions of the pain/destruction the birds of prey inflict upon the rabbits may be triggering/scary for younger/less mature audiences. Nothing too overly graphic though, and all of it depicted as wrong.





My place beside you, my blood for yours. Till the Green Ember rises, or the end of the world.





Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/184344-the-green-ember





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Published on May 27, 2020 12:51

May 20, 2020

My Top 5 Most Recommended Books

Whether you’re looking for a good read in the middle of quarantine, or are simply curious to see what I’ve recommended, I’ve narrowed down my list of favorite books to just five. They follow no particular genre, age group, or pattern, and they aren’t in any particular order.





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1 The lunar Chronicles



Probably my top favorite book series of all time, if I had to choose. These are a mix of the genres sci-fi/fantasy/romance/fairy tale! Marissa Meyer combines all the aspects so well, and they’re very well written.





Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/62018-the-lunar-chronicles





Website: https://www.marissameyer.com/the-lunar-chronicles/





2 Tales of Tarsurella



This series is filled with the most likable characters. I’ve not yet finished the series, but I absolutely love what I have read!





Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/218508-tales-of-tarsurella





Website: https://livylynnauthor.wixsite.com/explore





3 Living in a Gray World



This is a non-fiction Christian book, the only nonfiction on this list. It’s a really engaging book, and very relevant to our culture. Plus it’s written by a guy named Preston Sprinkle!





Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26263632-living-in-a-gray-world





Website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com/blog/2016/6/3/living-in-a-gray-world





4 The Green Ember



So this one is a little trickier and I should start off with a disclaimer. This is a middle grade novel, and can be somewhat dark. The author just finished the series this year. They were super engaging, and I loved them, especially the plot!





Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/184344-the-green-ember





Website: https://sdsmith.com/





5 The Divided Nation



This is a series, but only the first book has been released so far. It was honestly one of the best and most thought-provoking dystopian novels I’ve read in a long time!





Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/289299-the-infidel-books





Website: https://thepeculiarmessenger.wordpress.com/









And that’s it! You should really go check out those novels, and if you’re interested in a top five romance novel/top five fantasy/top five non-fiction etc. let me know what you’re thinking!









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Published on May 20, 2020 08:30

May 13, 2020

How I Organize My Writing

Hello, everyone! Organizing your writing can be pretty tricky. I know that for a long time I was a little all over the place. But with a little work, I made a system that works great, and is easy to maintain.





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Story Idea



The first thing I want to cover is what I do when I get a story idea. Sometimes I’ll just think about it for a few days, letting it build in my head, but usually I wan to write it down so I don’t forget about it. I used to just scribble them everywhere, but then I couldn’t ever find what I needed to.





Eventually I switched to Evernote. It’s a pretty simple note-taking platform. For a long time, I actually used google keep for this, and I still occasionally do, but I like the look and feel of Evernote better personally. Every time I get a new story idea, I create a new note, and then put it in the story idea folder. If I’m at school, church, or just don’t have my phone on me, I write it down in the back of my bullet journal, to transfer to evernote later.





After writing it down I usually end up waiting for a while before working on it again. When I do work on it, I’ll find the note and begin writing out loose plot/blurb ideas so I can figure out what works best. If I like it I’ll open up a new google document and start writing a chapter or two to get a feel for it.





Google Docs



Now, I use google docs for pretty much everything. But I have three email addresses, one for my pen name, one for my regular email, and one for school. When I’m switching between my phone, laptop, and school Chromebook, it’s easy to loose files or forget to share them.





To solve this problem, I created one folder under my pen name email address and shared it with both other email addresses. It’s called ‘Loretta’s Writing Folder.’ Inside that folder I have folders like ‘finished,’ ‘abandoned,’ ‘poetry,’ short stories,’ and then 2-4 other folders specifically for big projects I’m working on. Currently those include ‘Princess Chronicles,’ ‘Tales of Atlantia,’ and ‘Prince Charming.’





Below those folders I have the review request form, formatting template for novels, a collection of writing prompts, and a fourth story I’m working on that doesn’t have a folder.





To me, this way of organizing everything works great. Everything has a home, and everything is shared with every email address!





Planning In Evernote



Now, if there’s a story I’m working on that’s like Princess Chronicles or Tales of Atlantia, I’ll make a folder for it in Evernote and store all of the most important information there, so that I can always access it.





I usually have a few files within the Evernote folder, and for this I’ll use Princess Chronicles as an example. I have the following files: ‘blurbs,’ ‘The Runaway Princess notes,’ ‘The Mountain Princess notes,’ ‘Characters,’ ‘Dedications/Author Bio/etc.’ ‘Timeline,’ ‘The Ambassador Princess notes,’ ‘The Servant Princess notes,’ and ‘Random.’





Now, the bulk of the information I have on the Princess Chronicles, which I’ve been working on for almost four years, is not in Evernote. However, the most important and relevant information is all stored safely in there, where I can access it as long as I have either my phone or laptop.





Binder



The bulk of my information is actually stored in a handy white binder. It’s also where I store every story idea I’ve ever worked out on a piece of notebook paper, every map I’ve ever drawn, and every little plot chart.





I separate my binder with tabs for every series and then the last one for random story ideas/short stories. Within my Princess Chronicles tab is a list of characters (names only), plot charts (which I talk about here), and maps (of both the castles and countries), a list of character’s personality types, and in the back there’s pages of notes from my first drafts, and original blurbs.





I don’t carry my binder around the school, or even out of the house. That’s why I have evernote, and pictures of the plot charts on my phone. It is a very handy thing to have though, and I always know if I can’t remember something I can flip through that.





Sticky Notes



The last thing I use for organization is my stick note wall. I did mention this in a previous blog post as well. I have two sets of closet doors, on one of them is a large web of sticky notes for Princess Chronicles. Every single sticky note is a character, and has their age, relation to other characters, and physical description. There’s also a few bullet points on each with various things I need to remember, and a color-coded system of markers for telling which kingdom they’re in.





On the other closet door there’s a plot chart similar to the ones I’ve mentioned before, just on sticky notes instead of paper. That’s still a work in progress, and it’s actually for Evie’s Empire.









I know this must seem like a lot but you really don’t need as many systems as I do. I have a tendency to be over-organized and to write down everything I ever think. I also forget things easily. You’d never guess it, but that’s because I know I’ll forget, so I write it down.





I hope you got at least something helpful from this, and if you have any questions or want further details on how I use one of the systems above, don’t be afraid to leave a comment or contact me! I’d love to hear from you!









As always, remember to like, comment, or share, whatever floats your boat! Until next time!





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Published on May 13, 2020 08:51