Hi everyone! I just wanted to take a break from being sick and trying to write to share with you some of the things I use to help me write and stay on track.
I use this site as a vision board. I pin people that might look like my characters or places I see them in. I may even tag some clothing I think my characters might wear. I am a very visual person so having a place to organize it all is very helpful for me.
Scrivener
This writing program always has a free trial during NaNoWriMo and I use it each time. I find it to be very organize and I can easily navigate through my novel. It is very helpful when I need to reference a detail or I am fuzzy on what I wrote a few nights ago at 2 in the morning.
Notebook
I don’t know about you, but sometimes my writing ideas don’t always hit me when I am near my computer. That is why I always carry around a notebook. I am currently using a Moleskine Harry Potter Marauder’s Map notebook and I am loving it. This round of NaNoWriMo I have filled about a quarter of this notebook.
Google play
A good playlist always puts me in a good mood or a bad mood. It all depends on what is happening in my story. Music really helps me get into the mindset to set an appropriate tone. If I am writing an epic fight scene or a scene where one of my characters are being self reflective I am not going to be playing the same type of music. Having music set for a particular part or mood really helps me focus on my story.
What do you use to help you write?
I really want to try Scrivener! I have a hard time staying organized, so it would probably be a good idea for me haha. Is the free trial only during NaNo?
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Usually yes, but you can still try it is you download it now. It is active till the 15th of December if I am not mistaken. Also, if you attempted or win at NaNo you get a discount.
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Cool, thanks!
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Welcome!
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