Where do you save your outlines, plans, plots, etc.? + a small apology

[RepresentingPride]

Cmon? I apologized.

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I was serious when answering folders:

 

[AncestorDuck]

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I was serious when answering folders:
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[RepresentingCaution]

All drafts and notes were written on paper. It was the best way to avoid the distractions of the internet. Now I have the ultimate distraction. My distraction always gets distracted when I'm trying to brush its teeth and hair, and it never fails to distract me if I try to write.

 

[Bartun]

I save my chapters in Word documents.

As per your previous post, I don't think you said anything particularly offensive.

 

[MasterY001]

Google docs, physical notebook (surprise, surprise!), and my beeg brain

 

[M0rgana04]

No one uses obsidian? Recently heard of it and was even wondering if anyone had tried it here. I heard it's very good for plotting your story.

I use it for my D&D, and it's really great! Some people find it overwhelming and confusing at first or think it's overkill just for storing plots. But you don’t have to use all its features—just stick to what works for you.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

If something feels important and I might forget it, I put a note at the end of the current file, usually [in brackets] and remove them when I use that section. Otherwise, I just keep everything in my head. Which is why a few stories stalled before they were posted...

 

[BigBadBoi]

Ok, did a small search on the authors name.
I think the issue there is straight up accusing the person.

There's also the cultural factor.
Up until recently, age of consent in Japan was 13 and some three years ago was raised to 16. Still too young, but that's their culture.

This is false. The age of consent by law was 13(because it was made in 1900s and boomer politicians too lazy to change it) but people abide by laws based on prefectures instead which basically makes the age of consent at 18 years old. It's convoluted but basically politicians made laws to protect people under 18 but can't be assed to actually change the age of consent itself because they're slow as fuck.

 

[Corty]

Where do you save your outlines, plans, plots,​

In my brain box. No, really. I don’t write it down.

 

[Scaletalon]

I use Google Docs for the actual writing, and for the plots and outlines. I mainly use my diary.

 

[Garolymar]

I used to just use notepad, but I bought microsoft word last year and copy and pasted everything there. It's an absolute mess though. I sort of just push old notes to the bottom and then whenever I have a new idea I keep it at the top so it's fresh. Trying to find something to look back on is a pain in the ass but so is organizing things.

 

[expentio]

I write on an old tablet and copy via USB on my PC. This way, I have it on tablet, USB, and PC. Every few months, I also copy on a second USB, and in addition, I have two folders I switch the saves, as I once had the issue that my text-doc was corrupted and I overcopied with it even my good saves.

The problem with Mushoko Tensei is that it's a heavy grey area that I perceive as so dark, one can hardly tell where the line would be crossed. One can't tell if the author is like that, but it's out of the question that he made it a trait for his MC and presents his character as someone to relate to. So to say, the intention is to make us relate to someone attracted to little girls.
I saw the thread and one wrote "If I write about someone killing people, am I a murderer?". And the answer is, it depends. If you write about a racist dude, who openly does race crimes, gets away with them and is celebrated for doing so, then I have my troubles seeing this as a mere coincidence, but a message. If someone writes an LGBTQ story, would we really argue that they're in truth against it? (I mean this as a positive example in the other direction, not to drag down LGBTQ to racism)
Now we have Mushoko Tensei and a very strong focus on sexual things.
That being said, authors shouldn't be directly judged for what they write. As I said, it's a grey area. Hell, even my stories could be considered problematic, and I swear, I'm not really into torturing little girls.
Though, sometimes it can be hard to differentiate story content and intended message. It's not even as simple as saying if there's a general trend of something in the story, as that could be attributed to style. On the other side, maybe not? Of course, the save route is not to judge before there isn't clear evidence. Accusations can destroy lives, even if unfounded. Such weapons should be wielded with care.

 

[TASTYLEADPAINT]

I pay for MS office and 4tb of cloud storage. It makes it easier to write on the fly
As for the other stuff idk i haven't read mushoko tensei enough to have an opinion. I do believe you should differentiate from the author and the writer. Especially if it's fiction. I write a dark fantasy with an actively evil MC. Who has killed everyone in an orphanage, done many non consenting things to loads of people. Do I support or actively want to do those things. FUCK NO. the reason why I made a character like this is that I wanted to write a truly evil main character

 

[l8rose]

Word, plottr & excel and saved to laptop, desktop, external hdd, onedrive and Google drive.... I mean... not every story gets all those but that's where all my story notes are spread out.

I don't have an attention problem...

 

[Pasta-Gal]

No one uses obsidian? Recently heard of it and was even wondering if anyone had tried it here. I heard it's very good for plotting your story.

I almost exclusively use Obsidian. I love it it makes it so easy to store all of my notes.

 

[Deleted member 195328]

In my head. the characters, the power level, the world... etc.

 

[WonderWizard]

I like to think of my outline as a "buffer" in the production process. I keep my buffers on a google-doc, and the way that I approach this is I have an end-goal vision in mind for my stories. The strategies may change, but the vision stays the same. So my buffer outlines what needs to happen here and there, but with the parts in between I can choose where the stoy gets to breathe and where the pacing needs to be sped up.

I organize my main chapters with Heading 1, big and bold, and everything in between those are sub-plots and story beats with significance depending on the heading I use.

 

[Paul__Michaels]

Yeah... Sure you are

 

[AncestorDuck]

Yeah... Sure you are

Do you have a problem? Even back in the original thread, you already reacted like I catched you onto something. Could it be you realized something and cant see yourself in the mirrow anymore? I already admitted that I was in the wrong, so what do you want from me?

 

[TheIcMan]

scrivener, sync'd with dropbox across multiple devices.

Although I might check out this obsidian program some folks are talking about.

IOne can't tell if the author is like that, but it's out of the question that he made it a trait for his MC and presents his character as someone to relate to. So to say, the intention is to make us relate to someone attracted to little girls.

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I uhh I don't know how you take it like that. He made it a trait for his MC, yes, but it's supposed to be because that trait is gross as shit and it's something he has to overcome. Overcoming an addiction is the thing we're relating to. Not cranking the hog like old Rudeus.