12.1 is up!!

Another chapter done and posted!!

I'm a bit unhappy with it, but it's a "filler chapter" that sets up the events that need to happen.  I could have had Lily drop in at a different time, I suppose, but it just didn't feel right to do that.

I do need to stop choosing double episodes, though.  Oh well.  As long as I keep writing...

So, in a bit of behind the scenes new, though it's not exactly the most interesting thing ever, I thought I would talk a little about my outline for the story and how I name chapters.

I have a Mac thanks to my wonderful boyfriend (he bought an iMac and gave me his old Macbook.  I was going to pay him for it, but now the screen is partially broken (pixels go wonky in the middle of the screen when there are dark areas), so I don't have to pay him anymore.  The theory is that I will use the money I was going to pay him with to fix it, but we'll see when that happens)... and I just lost my train of thought... Macbook... Oh, right, I use Scrivener to write this and it's honestly the best thing ever.  I have folders set up for each episode and the folders contains the parts of the episode (so, for example, there are four documents in the folder for "42.").  I have all the episodes I plan on writing on, including my originals, in order.  Sometimes I'll come up with an idea in the middle of writing one chapter and have to create notes in the folder for a future one to make sure I remember to include something.  It's the best way for me to outline, I think, because I know basically what each episode is about and there is an order to it, but I don't have to worry about spending hours writing outlines.

I also name my chapters different from how I publish them.  For example, the one I just published is known to me as 12.1. So, chapter 12, part one.  That's pretty self explanitory, I guess.

Oh, and because of that stupid 1.5 inch line of busted pixels in my screen, I've taken to watching episodes on my iPhone on Netflix to make sure I get certain moments right.  I also use a transcript of the episode and sometimes screenshots to make sure I get visual details correct, usually for clothing.  And then I spend ten hours starting at David Tennant.  He's so dreamy... but there's something about Matt Smith, too... I dunno, I love both of them so much.  I'm constantly changing who my favorite Doctor is.  I think that's my favorite part about this story... I can show both of them!!

Anywho, if you have any other questions about my writing process, feel free to ask!  I'm not going to give away any spoilers, though.  Just ask a couple of my reviewers who I talk to a lot.  They keep asking questions and presenting theories and I just answer them all innocent, sometimes misleading, and, I've been told, very frustratingly.

Happy reading!!