In standard grade english, we were forced to create colourful mindmaps, and although I could see the reasoning I couldn’t really be bothered with them.
I’ve had a few tests recently, so haven’t had much time to blog *is ashamed last posts are all game reviews*. In boring lectures, I tend to stray. Allowing your mind to run astray can have its benefits, as I contemplate all sorts of stories for my book, dispensing with each due to it being too cliche (aside: how i type accents on this keyboard?).
Anyway, googling something of the sort of ‘How to write a novel’, as I’ve done on occasion before, I suddenly found a few sites with real juicy content. They were giving me structure tools and aid in planning for both scenes and plots, and the logisitics of writing and reviewing them. Similiarly, this australian guy has a few decent articles – he’s also released a book as an ebook, an idea I hope catches on. He has written a few bits of software, with a writing one for organising scenes I’ve installed and hope will be of use. He recommended some mind map software, which I’ve actually used before in school without really getting the hang of it.
Written in Java, and distributed free, its actually awesome. I’d recommend figuring out the keyboard shortcuts for the main stuff, so much quicker when you are typing anyway and the mouse has an annoying habit of selecting whatever you pass over.
I had an epiphany! I realised I branded myself as sciency and therefore not arty due to my complete inability to draw! In reality, there is a spectrum, and why should creativity and creative genius be confined to the arty folks of this world?
I had an epiphany
My favourite phrase at the moment, and rightly so I believe. One you want to use regularly, but need a warrent to do so.
