Major Post-It note Idea!
So we, Columbia Missouri Novelists group, got together yesterday. Liz Schulte hosted the meeting as kind of a "how to" thing. She taught us how she outlines her books, with colored post-it notes. I wrote them all down in my notes. It's actually a great idea; I just wish I actually like outlining. >.> Of course, these are just ideally. You can change the colors or the label of each one if you want. Orange - plot Green - location Blue - hero Light blue - hero's back story Pink - heroine Light pink - heroine's back story Odd shade of turquoise - third person Teal - third person's back story Purple - villain (three-dimensional, if needed) Hot pink - sexual/emotional ((My favorite; cause emotions are needed in a book.)) Yellow - world building Coral - series White - what's the point in the scene? Questions that come up after so much plotting Misc., character, character, character (^The direct above is just an example. You'll have...