I Should Be Writing

[ISBW] Editing and Cross Referencing Hell


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Pre-show Notes

  • I've been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we'll be releasing them soon. Don't forget Spoilers Club, June 25! 
  • Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30)
  • Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656
S18 Ep38

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  • 2022 Word Count: 71335 ??
  • Writing Retreat coming at the end of May

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  • Team Rejection count: 177

Main Topic: Editing, Cross Referencing, and Matching Numbers

  • Timelines in your stories can be more convoluted (ie, work) than the plotting
  • Cross referencing can be harder without unique keywords
  • Mur really wants you to learn from the mistakes that have caused her suffering
  • Handy Tools:
  • Scrivener https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
  • Aeon Timeline https://timeline.app/narrative/

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Twitch schedule for June:

  • June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled
  • Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society

Coming in July: Return of podcasts, and a live RPG play of Brindlewood Bay!

May 10, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 38 | murverse.com
Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

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