I recently started reading the Alex Rider series that makes good use of Chapter Titles.  The first book is called "Stormbreaker" and written by Anthony Horowitz.  Think Jr. James Bond type if he didn't volunteer, but was more or less blackmailed into working for Queen and Country.  Good stuff. 

I would be weirded out if my plot became a reality, but wouldn't feel responsible.  Or I hope I wouldn't.  The guilt would be on the person who did the actual deed.  Some much stuff gets blamed on any media (including the news) that defense lawyers seem to have an easier time of it.  I hope this made sense and was of some help.

So far I've been doing the separate file for each chapter, but they go into my "writing" folder.  Inside the writing folder there are subfolders.  Subfolder categories: Short stories, poems, novels in progress, etc.  It may not be the right way to go for everyone, but I like it.   

My name is Shelley and I have been writing and/or telling stories since I can remember.  What I'm working on now, I hope to get published one day.  Mostly I want to see how the story ends.  It's a pretty straight forward private eye mystery.  My detective used to be a cop, but got badly burned out and decided to go the private eye route.  I'm not very nice to him.  Instead of the sexy secretary, in his first case, I have saddled him with his older bossy sister.  Just until he "gets established."  Insert evil author laughter.   

Anyway, my guy Nick might have dreamed about being a lone wolf investigator, but he comes from a large family which won't let him.  His family and some friends who won't cut him any slack, that is.  On the plus side, he does have a sultry redhead as a girlfriend so I'm not being entirely harsh to my hero.  The story I'm writing is about Nick's first case.  A simple missing person case that turns deadly.  It's been a lot of fun to write and I'm hoping someday to be bugging people to be test readers. 

Try working with an outline-if it works for you great, if not, at least you'll know.  Getting it down on paper or computer screen is the important thing.  Whatever tool that helps get that done you'll have to be the final judge of.  I do a combination of notes, vague outline and seeing where the story takes me.  Then again, I'm still working on a couple stories so take what I'm saying with a grain of salt.     Shelley

Here's an easier clicky-link:

==>Chapter 1 on Amazon<== 

 

Thanks, Darla!  Haven't had a chance to pick up the book yet.  Excerpt was great to read.  Happiness is a Jim Butcher story!