The Perils of Disorganization

As part of Jen’s Outlining the Whole Damn Series project, she went back through the steno pad where we made our original notes and found some hidden gems that never made it into the typed record. We really need to learn to be more organized.

Nothing was uncovered that required us to make changes in Book 1, which is lucky because we’re alllllllmost done fucking with it. Books 2 and 3, on the other hand, will need some adjustments. It’s not “rethink the plot” level stuff, but there are nuances we’d like to include which impact the motivations for a couple of characters. Better to find out now than after we’ve written any more!

And while we’re on the topic of (dis)organization — if there’s something that has broad application for your whole story, maybe don’t hide the note about it in the depths of Book 4’s documentation. Just sayin’.

A writing partner is someone who is happy to share the blame when things are suboptimal.