{"id":1,"date":"2018-08-10T10:04:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T10:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wavemaker.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2018-10-26T16:16:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:16:58","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavemaker.co.uk\/blog\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started writing with wavemaker novel writing software"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where to begin?<\/h2>\n

On your first look at the software you’re probably wondering what’s a good starting point. It’s designed to be used how YOU want to use it, so send feedback if you’d like to see something in there.<\/p>\n

My personal place to start is the timeline tool, especially when hammering out an basic idea.<\/p>\n\n\n

The Timeline Tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I find it really useful to cobble together a simple timeline of the events in the story. This is a standalone tool that I added purely so that when you start a project you can quickly put something together that outlines your story. You can of course completely ignore it if you want \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Snowflake Tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I do most of my plotting in the snowflake tool. It’s great for expanding out your story,  breaking it down into manageable chunks that allow me to focus on that part specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cards Tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The main editor allows you to fill out the cards from the snowflake tool in more detail, although it’s handy to use the Cards tool by adding scene and character notes in the editor.  You can build up a pretty extensive todo list of things to write about<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The main editor window is where you can get right down to the real work. You can see the scenes you’ve planned to write, the structure should all be there. Now comes the grind of turning all your best laid plans into a rich detailed novel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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