I started writing my very first novel, but am trying to use someones advice to use cue cards for organizing moments. My questions is how to make the best use of cue cards when using them to describe a moment?
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Gabriel, I've never used cue cards for organization. I've written ten novels and just sat down and wrote how I saw it portrayed in my mind. Then, of course, you go back for rewrites and move things around. Maybe a cue card in your instance could be used to write out just the basics of the moment. From there, you can always expand to make the completed scene. Hope this helps a bit.
I have beginning done, working on middle, and end done, still working on some story structure. Cue cards are the same as index, but you pp idea is something also new. I will do some research on it and see if it works for me. Thanks for the tip Jeff and also thank you for the last part I did not know what I had to show to publishers.
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A good way to use the cards is to write out the scenes you want in them. That way you can put them on a wall or onto your computer and play around with where you want events to occur
@Jeff Lyons, I'm jealous of people who have that ability to organize with index cards, cork board, and plot structures. I look at those, and my mind goes blank, but give me a blank screen, and I can have a completed novel in 30 days. The long synopsis is a must for everyone; this is the only way to get the whole premise of the story to those who are publishing and to those who are going to read. My suggestion for those writing would be to write however makes you comfortable, whether you use index cards or not. As long as the story flows, and of course makes sense, then keep writing and making it happen.
Hi Melissa, Thanks for the info, it could be just what I've been looking for.