I'm struggling with the WIP.
Since adding a key chapter toward the end, everything has to have that chiropractor adjustment so it all flows together.
And right now, things aren't flowing. I tried moving a chapter here to there, but freaked out: did I paste it to the right place, did I go back and delete it?
So I came up with an idea to help me keep track of changes in chapter order and character flow. I opened Scrivener on one screen — the WIP in the screenplay format — just using the index card mode. See below screen shot. I plan to continue learning screenplay writing with this, but for now, I'm just using it as reference. This mode becomes my beat sheet.
I wrote the original story in Scrivener and have used it for two previous novels, but there is still a lot to learn. And this is the first time I've worked with the screenplay format.
In another screen, I opened Word. My editor wanted to review the manuscript in a Word format, so since I was already working from her edits in Word, I continued with it for the rest of the fourth pass through the whole novel. So in this screen shot, you can see the same chapter in manuscript form that is highlighted in the Scrivener window, with my editing notes in red.
All I have to do when I question the chapter sequence, is flip over to Scrivener with a sweep of my four fingers. Once I check it, I sweep back to the manuscript.
Soon to be done with the fourth pass.
Next I'll finish with my editor all the way through and let it rest while I finish some devos I want to epublish. Then back to this manuscript and I'll probably enlist readers to help me spot the flaws.
Anybody willing?
You’ve got it. Glad you found something that works.
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Thanks! Me too!