When I went to work on my story yesterday, I discovered that I first had to organize a lot of my character and background files. That is really annoying! You think you are about to plunge into the water but when you test it with your tootsie, you discover that it is frigid! It takes time to recall who your story was about, what their motivations, fears, and actions were, or where you wanted to take the story. While there is something to be said for putting something down and coming back to it with fresh eyes, this is a bit extreme. I need to find a way to get back into my story a lot more quickly.
One way is to have a set of notes on your characters, the plot, the theme, the conflicts, and so forth. This is what my background file contains. I just spent yesterday putting it into a HTML format so that eventually I can post it on the web. Not sure why, but that seems to be our standard practice on the Estate.
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