Writing Update + Using Scrivener

I’m back writing 12M’s draft, and this time with a fully licenced Scrivener! So far, I quite like the features such as the board function.

My productivity used to be 100 words, and this time I’ve doubled it. Today handed me a few pearls of wisdom. Turns out I’ve been too perfect about the process, and I needed a reminder that it’s only the first draft–it’ll be done on time as long as I keep it in mind!

I’ve also developed the characters further. They needed motivations, and damn, did it take a while before it came clear!

Back to Scrivener. Thanks to my job, I could pay for it, and then I took a look. The interface is friendly once you get to know it, and I feel like it welcomes anything I write. Oh yes–12M isn’t the only project I’ve been working on.

What impressed me, though, was the character and location sheets. Most ask for too many things in my opinion, but Scrivener’s chops it all down to the bare essentials a story character needs. For once, my characters have relevant backstory!

And back to 12M, I’m considering rewriting the beat sheet. Watch this space for more story updates!