I mention a lot of software in this blog, but which ones do I really use and how do I use these tools? Read on
It really depends on what I am doing as to which tools I use. Most of the time I write stories for publication, so I will use that work flow to show how I use my tools. The basic tools I use on my computer for stories are EagleFiler, Notebook, and Scrivener
To start a story I usually open EagleFiler. I Navigate to the folder that should contain the story. Usually I have a Notebook file there for putting down information about the characters and plot outlines for the stories. EagleFiler allows me to double click on the files in the window to open the files with the tool that made them. So I use EagleFiler as my organizational tool for my files.
Each story or world requires that I keep track of a whole lot of information especially if I create characters that might have a whole life to lead before they are unceremoniously whacked. Notebook is the software I use to keep track of this information. It works like a Notebook allowing me write on pages. It has tab dividers so that I can organize the pages of the Notebook. Each series or book has it’s own Notebook containing the combined information. Often I find myself putting the backstory information here as well. Quite often I have notebook, EagleFiler, and my writing software open all at the same time.
The last piece of software I use for my Fiction writing is Scrivener. Scrivener purports to be a ll in one tool for storing information about the novel, but I use it mostly for writing. It can generate the pages I need in the correct format for the magazine editors. All I have to do is do the writing, which is a big load off of my shoulders.
So to recap: I start EagleFiler and either make a file, or open one that has already been opened. I use Notebook to keep track of the characters and plots of my Stories. I use Scrivener to do the actual writing because it produces documents in the proper format.
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