I personally use labels in Scrivener for status (and don’t use the status metadata at all. This image only includes the main storyline, with backstory and villain actions “offscreen” displayed in different arcs. It takes place over two weeks in June of 1880, in London. So here’s a timeline of a novella I’ve published:Ī portion of my massive timeline for my Fraser and Spencer series Since at one level the stories I write are mysteries, timing of events becomes important. That venue wouldn’t be open on a Sunday… so when did this have to start? What day will this next thing start?”Īnd so forth. But in general, it allows you to create characters, story arcs, and events (which can be imported from, and thereafter synced to, Scrivener.) I myself will use it once I get into the nitty gritty of writing, to keep track of such things as “OK, if this all started in early November, how long would this have taken? How about this next thing, here? No, wait… that’s a Sunday. Myself, well, as I’ve discussed, I’m not so much a detailed planner. I know some people use it instead of outlining in order to see a graphic representation of their novel in chronological order as they plan, before they ever write a word of body text.
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