Ask the Author: Stephi Durand
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Stephi Durand
If you have multiple book ideas, write them down somewhere.
I have a word doc that has each page dedicated to one idea (even if it's only two-three lines long). When I went to do NaNoWriMo in 2020, I looked at this doc and decided Look Up would be the best one to attempt. I've got ideas I completely forgot about and fully remembered as soon as I read my one-line idea, I have some ideas that are 2-3 pages long with information.
It's been a lifesaver having that word doc. I ticked off Look Up (which was still planned as a stand alone in there) and added some new ideas that I'd jotted down in my phone. It's done me so much better than thinking I had to remember all of the ideas in my head.
Also, not all of the ideas are titled. Some have the running idea, others have 'Work in progress' or 'Book Idea' in its place.
I have a word doc that has each page dedicated to one idea (even if it's only two-three lines long). When I went to do NaNoWriMo in 2020, I looked at this doc and decided Look Up would be the best one to attempt. I've got ideas I completely forgot about and fully remembered as soon as I read my one-line idea, I have some ideas that are 2-3 pages long with information.
It's been a lifesaver having that word doc. I ticked off Look Up (which was still planned as a stand alone in there) and added some new ideas that I'd jotted down in my phone. It's done me so much better than thinking I had to remember all of the ideas in my head.
Also, not all of the ideas are titled. Some have the running idea, others have 'Work in progress' or 'Book Idea' in its place.
Stephi Durand
Right now, I'm researching how to professionally record audiobooks so I can turn Look Up into one. I'm also making notes here and there and planning on book two, Look Forward.
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