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McAnally's (The Community Pub) => Author Craft => Topic started by: MattScudder on June 26, 2008, 07:49:04 PM
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Anyone here using Jim's outlining techniques he details on his blog? I'm trying to figure out how you weave the subplots into the scene-sequel outline. It's making my brain hurt. Any suggestions? ???
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Are you referring to his recent posting concerning the big board? Easier than the outlining. Used post it notes that can be color coded for sub-plots and easily moved around as the whole story grows?
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The color-coding idea is good if you're not sure how you're sub-plots are playing out in the story. Being able to move them is awesome, as is being able to step back and see their spacing and pacing. If one sub-plot is too heavily weighed in the beginning of the book, you can spot it right away. Jim is wise.
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As far as this sort of thing goes, I've been using yWriter, and it has the capability to move the various threads around, as well as track a bunch of things. It SOUNDS similar, I think.
It's a free writing program, basically just intended to help keep things organized.
http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter4.html (http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter4.html)