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oh celestia what have i gotten myself into oh noez


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...yikes, that title was painful to write.

 

So my lovely editor ShieldGenerator and I have been emailing back and forth about various aspects of OTSW.

 

Back and forth a lot.

 

A LOT. And each email is an even larger wall of text than the last. I think one of my longer emails clocked out at just over 1,000 words. Considering that is almost a quarter of my average chapter length thus far...yikes.

 

But these emails have not been for naught. No, they have taught me many things. One: this story is really damn confusing. Two: I overlook the simplest plot holes. Three: I've bitten off a lot more than I can chew.

 

GOOD THING I HAVE JAWS OF STEEL TO CLAMP DOWN ON THIS STORY AND RIP IT APART.

 

Anyway. It has come to my attention that my previous methods of organizing this story has really not worked out so well. So I ask the writers of those longer fanfics: how do you keep track of every little element, motif, and symbol in your story without losing the plot? Because apparently I suck at it. :lol:

 

- Kolth

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Notes are a good idea. Write down the most important aspects of the world you want to build so you can refer to them later. Also try putting together a basic outline of what you want to happen in each chapter. Then when your chapter is finished, go through it and check if all the details match up.

 

I don't usually have to do that because I have mad memory skilzzz. :)

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Just fucking write it down.

 

For story lines use a flow chart.

 

Tried writing it down. I might as well write another book if I go that route.

 

Notes are a good idea. Write down the most important aspects of the world you want to build so you can refer to them later. Also try putting together a basic outline of what you want to happen in each chapter. Then when your chapter is finished, go through it and check if all the details match up.

 

I don't usually have to do that because I have mad memory skilzzz. :)

 

I actually thought about doing something like this...I'll give it a shot!

 

name="Ducksquack" timestamp="1360843615"]If you want I can hunt your editor down and backstab him!

 

No? Oh well.

 

That Ducksquack is a Spy!

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