Tomorrow's going to be a big day. I'm planning on moving a bunch more stuff over to Joe's. It feels weird moving over there. Like a girlfriend trying to sneak her toothbrush over undetected, but Joe's so great about bending over backwards to make those feelings go away that I can't help but think this really is the right decision. Joe's laid back and easy going enough that I'm sure things will work out for the best having him as my roommate.
Tonight I went through the tedious task of outlining my book to make it much easier to keep track of where I am for writing purposes. It also let me group the book into chapters easier. I moved my book onto the desktop instead of the laptop so I can use Microsoft word which is about a million times superior to Word Perfect which I for some reason had on my lap top.
Now I'll be able to move chapters and sections of my book around with ease and go right to the heart of what I want to make changes to without scrolling down page after page wondering if I'd missed something. I can also check the balance of who's in what scenes and try to even out the flow of the book on a much quicker scale. All while keeping it in a format that's universal and not having to worry about things changing as save in a different format.
Oh yea, and I can toggle multiple documents at the same time. That in and of itself is worth it all right there. It's going to mean having my work out in the social area, but I'll take that chance in using it. I can always e-mail my work to myself and work on chunks in my room if I need to.
I've decided my priority right now is just in finishing a very rough draft and then being able to work with things from there. My books on fashion and the history of the Halloween series arrive tomorrow which will be interesting. It'll give me lots of reading material to go through for the book. I don't need to get it all read now, but it's all information I'll need as I'm polishing future drafts. The books on film and digital video will be needed to. One step at a time though. One step at a time and each step in the right direction. I'll get this damned book done sooner or later.
Tonight I went through the tedious task of outlining my book to make it much easier to keep track of where I am for writing purposes. It also let me group the book into chapters easier. I moved my book onto the desktop instead of the laptop so I can use Microsoft word which is about a million times superior to Word Perfect which I for some reason had on my lap top.
Now I'll be able to move chapters and sections of my book around with ease and go right to the heart of what I want to make changes to without scrolling down page after page wondering if I'd missed something. I can also check the balance of who's in what scenes and try to even out the flow of the book on a much quicker scale. All while keeping it in a format that's universal and not having to worry about things changing as save in a different format.
Oh yea, and I can toggle multiple documents at the same time. That in and of itself is worth it all right there. It's going to mean having my work out in the social area, but I'll take that chance in using it. I can always e-mail my work to myself and work on chunks in my room if I need to.
I've decided my priority right now is just in finishing a very rough draft and then being able to work with things from there. My books on fashion and the history of the Halloween series arrive tomorrow which will be interesting. It'll give me lots of reading material to go through for the book. I don't need to get it all read now, but it's all information I'll need as I'm polishing future drafts. The books on film and digital video will be needed to. One step at a time though. One step at a time and each step in the right direction. I'll get this damned book done sooner or later.
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I'm glad that I checked back on the Horror Group because you really made me laugh!!!! when you mentioned what you think about when feeling down. SOOOOO FUNNY
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Damn, I forgot about word perfect. Oh, Microsoft Office...how I love thee.
What is this book of which you speak?
Kudos on the writing! I won't ask anymore about the specifics about the book because I understand the reasoning behind keeping some things under your hat before it has been copy written/patented/published. Especially to those who aren't in the publishing industry. Even them, it's wise to be a bit leery.
Sometimes I'm too trusting. When it comes to the bottom line, it couldn't be too bad to share with some publishers and/or editors. HOWERVER, SG Twinkie is in the publishing industry. While I don't know her other than from correspondence she seems to know her stuff. Anywhoo
Family life and real horror(film or not)too bad they often seem to coincide.
Thanks for sharing and best of luck with the work in progress.